E-mail:
Country:
Gambia
Organization/agency name (Full name):
Food Safety and Quality Authority of The Gambia
Contact person name:
Mamodou Bah
Website:
Physical full address:
2 Kairaba Avenue, P.O.Box 2047, Serre Kunda, The Gambia
Phone number:
+220 4399311
Fax number:
Country introduction
Summary:
The Government of The Gambia does not allow the importation of GM Foods.
http://www.naturalnews.com/049478_Gambia_GMOs_organic_agriculture.html
Framework
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.
Supplemental information:
Contact details of the competent authority(s) responsible for the safety assessment and the product applicant:
Food Safety and Quality Authority of The Gambia
Kotu East, Kotu
P.O.Box 2047, Serre Kunda, The Gambia
Tel: +220 4466979
E-mail:[email protected]
Web:www.fsqa.gm
Assessment
GM food safety assessment guidelines:
My country does not conduct safety assessment of GM food and we do not plan to develop any guidelines for GM food safety assessment.
Conduct of GM food safety assessment:
My country has never conducted safety assessment of GM food and will not (be able to) conduct such assessment in the near future.
Supplemental information on the implementation:
Stacked events
Regulation of stacked events:
There is no regulations in my country on stacked events.
Supplemental information on the stacked events:
Production and trade
GM food/feed production:
My country does not produce any GM food or feed.
GM food/feed imports:
My country does not import any GM food or feed (banned).
Supplemental information on the production and trade:
LLP/AP incidents
LLP/AP incidents:
My country has not faced any LLP/AP situations in the last 10 years.
Supplemental information on the LLP/AP incidents:
Labelling requirement
Labelling requirement:
Not applicable.
Supplemental information on the Labelling requirement:
Relevant links to documents and information prepared by the competent authority responsible for the safety assessment
Other relevant documents:
Country information last modified:
06/03/2022