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

The Director General
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

The National Codex Committee was reformed and re established in March 2016 to allow for better inclusion of all relevant stakeholders. Training is being provided to the new membership for more effective participation

Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex

Participants have been identified from academia, public and private research bodies to aid in providing scientific data

Risk Assessments and Scientific Data

National bodies providing risk assessment and scientific advice

Scientific Affairs Directorate, Scientific Committee, accredited labs identified by the Authority within the sub region

Risk assessment, risk profiles, scientific opinions

None

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

Surveillance of foodborne diseases and monitoring of food contamination

National surveillance systems – foodborne disease in humans

None

National monitoring systems – foodborne hazards in the food chain

None