Gambia
Codex Contact Point
The Director General Food Safety and Quality Authority Kotu East, Kotu P.O.Box 2047, Serre Kunda The Gambia CCP manager : Ms Lalia A. Jawara CCP Deputy Manager: Mrs Jalika Keita
Telephone:
+220 7798444
+220 7960013
Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Website:
http://www.fsqa.gm
Competent authorities
Name of authority:
Food Safety and Quality Authority of The Gambia.
Mandate/competence:
The Authority is responsible for enforcing safety and quality of food, including water and beverages, and animal feed. Authority has a Food Control Directorate responsible for inspection and certification, a Scientific Affairs Directorate responsible for risk assessment and supported by a Scientific Committee that is made up of independent scientists
www.fsqa.gm
Name of authority:
Directorate of Livestock Services
Mandate/competence:
Responsible for animal health
Name of authority:
Plant Protection Services
Mandate/competence:
Responsible for plant health
INFOSAN Emergency Contact Point
Food Safety and Quality Authority
P.O.Box 2047, Serre Kunda
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Food safety and consumer protection – laws and regulations
The current list of legislation, related to food safety and consumer protection in each country, is extracted from FAO's database on Food Legislation FAOLEX. While FAOLEX makes every effort to serve as a high quality, reliable source of information, no guarantee is given that the information provided in FAOLEX is correct, complete, and up-to-date.The national Codex programme
National Codex consultative mechanism
Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex
Risk Assessments and Scientific Data
National bodies providing risk assessment and scientific advice
Risk assessment, risk profiles, scientific opinions
Official Laboratories
Official Laboratory:
National Agriculture Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture
Official Competence:
Chemical
Official Laboratory:
Plant Protection Lab, Ministry of Agriculture
Official Competence:
pest
Official Laboratory:
Food Microbiology Lab, Ministry of Fisheries
Official Competence:
microbiology