Global LLP

Global LLP

GLI - Global Low Level Presence Initiative
Issues arise during the comingling and potential trace amounts of a GMO trait cane be inadvertently mixed in with other commodities either conventional or GMO supply chains.

Low level presence (LLP) refers to the low levels of recombinant DNA plant materials that have passed a food safety assessment according to the Codex Guideline for the Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA Plants (CAC/GL 45-2003) in one or more countries, but may on occasion be present in food in importing countries in which the food safety of the relevant recombinant-DNA plants has not been determined.

The Global LLP Initiative (GLI) is an inter-governmental initiative that grew out of a meeting hosted by the Government of Canada for like-minded, interested countries to work collaboratively on the issue of LLP. Participants believe that finding global solutions to facilitate the management of LLP will reduce the likelihood of trade disruptions, and increase transparency and predictability of trade. The countries endorsing the International Statement on LLP are:

  1. Australia
  2. Argentina
  3. Brazil
  4. Canada
  5. Chile
  6. Colombia
  7. Costa Rica
  8. Indonesia
  9. Mexico
  10. Paraguay
  11. Philippines
  12. Russia
  13. South Africa
  14. United States
  15. Uruguay

The Initiative issued an international statement LLP in 2012 noting the need to work together to develop practical and trade facilitative approaches to LLP. The group has continued to meet almost annually, and more recently endorsed a set of practical approaches for member (and other) governments to consider implementing to minimize LLP.

Gaabt - Private sector response
The Global Alliance for Ag Biotech Trade is a coalition made up of all the organizations that move food from the farm to the fork. Together, these groups discuss and work towards global trade policies that facilitate the movement of seed, grain and processing ingredients, and reduce the potential for trade disruptions and form policy positions: timely food and feed approvals, GAABT threshold based policy, National LLP policies, Codex Annex and GLI https://www.gaabt.org.

IGTC policy on LLP
Gafta is a member of the IGTC policy team on LLP which crafted the IGTC's policy on LLP here and the briefing document here.