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Court dismisses case challenging GMO foods in Kenya
The Environment and Land Court has dismissed a petition by Law Society of Kenya (LSK) challenging the lifting the ban of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) foods.
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What you need to know:
- Justice Oscar Angote dismissed the case stating that the country has put in place a robust biosafety regulatory framework with inbuilt structures which must be met before they consider the use of GMO's
- The LSK had challenged the lifting of the ban, which was made through a cabinet dispatch on October 3, last year lifting the 10-year ban
- The Biosafety Act, 2009 restricts the sale, importation and exportation of GMOs, and requires persons intending to sell, import or export GMOs into the country to seek written approval from the Authority
The Environment and Land Court has dismissed a petition by Law Society of Kenya (LSK) challenging the lifting the ban of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) foods.
Justice Oscar Angote dismissed the case stating that the country has put in place a robust biosafety regulatory framework with inbuilt structures which must be met before they consider the use of GMO's.
