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Biosafety Organization
(ORG)
published: 08 Mar 2013
last updated: 29 Mar 2021
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service
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KEPHIS
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Person:Ms. Lilian Auma OkiroLaboratory Technologist, Biosafety and Phytosanitary Department49592Nairobi, Nairobi
00100, KenyaPhone: +254722625664,Fax: N/A,Email: lokiro@kephis.org,Website: http://www.kephis.org,Related OrganizationKenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)Government agency (National/Federal)49592Nairobi, Nairobi
00100, KenyaPhone: +254722625664,Fax: N/A,Email: lokiro@kephis.org,Website: http://www.kephis.org,
49592
Nairobi,
Nairobi00100, Kenya
- +254722625664
- N/A
Government agency (National/Federal)
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GMO testingEN
GMO containment inspections
Phytosanitary inspections
Disease diagnostics
- Africa - Eastern Africa
Vigilates for the Government and industry on matters of
• Plant health control, quarantine control and quality control.
• Plant variety protection, testing and release of new varieties.
• Seed inspection and certification
• Regulatory agency for genetically modified plants and regulated articles
• Monitoring of containment facilities for trials of GMOs of plant origin.
In this regard:
• Import Permits are issued with conditions to comply with the requirements of the approval by the National Biosafety Authority.
• Unmilled grain and unprocessed foods, seeds and plant material are checked for presence of unauthorised genetically engineered processes/ expressions.
• Release of new varieties is undertaken according to the National Variety Release System which is supervised by KEPHIS and includes certification of genetic conformity.
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• Plant health control, quarantine control and quality control.
• Plant variety protection, testing and release of new varieties.
• Seed inspection and certification
• Regulatory agency for genetically modified plants and regulated articles
• Monitoring of containment facilities for trials of GMOs of plant origin.
In this regard:
• Import Permits are issued with conditions to comply with the requirements of the approval by the National Biosafety Authority.
• Unmilled grain and unprocessed foods, seeds and plant material are checked for presence of unauthorised genetically engineered processes/ expressions.
• Release of new varieties is undertaken according to the National Variety Release System which is supervised by KEPHIS and includes certification of genetic conformity.
- http://www.kephis.org [ English ]
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| Record type | Field | Record(s) | |
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| Laboratory for detection and identification of LMOs | Laboratory name and coordinates | 1 | |
