Lesotho
Country introduction:
Lesotho is prensently working on the finilization of Biosafaty bill to govern the use and transboundary movement of GMOs as far as Lesotho is concerned. This is coordinated by the Mininistry of Tourism, Environment and Culture, Department of Environment. This then implies that so far, Lesotho has no documentation of some sort to do with anything related to GMOs. Specifically, no regulations guide the use or safety assessment of GMOs.
Regulatory framework:
My country does not have a regulatory framework that requires the competent authority to conduct safety assessment of GM food.
Structure for GM food safety assessment:
My country does not have a structure for GM food safety assessment.
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GM food safety assessment guidelines:
My country does not conduct safety assessment of GM food but the country has, or the country is in the process of developing national/regional guidelines that are in line with the Codex Guidelines in conducting safety assessment of GM food.
Conduct of GM food safety assessment:
My country has never conducted food safety assessment of GM food but is planning to conduct such assessment in the near future.
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Regulation stacked events:
The country is in the process of developing relevant policies on assessment of stacked events, or there is no specific regulation on stacked events.
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GM food/feed production:
My country does not produce any GM food or feed.
GM food/feed imports:
My country may import GM food or feed and there is no authorization process.
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LLP/AP incidents:
I do not know if my country has faced any LLP/AP issues in the last 10 years.
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Labelling requirement:
My country does not have any labeling regulations/policies on GM food.
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