Malaysia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

The revision of the Malaysia’s Biosafety Act 2007 and Biosecurity Regulations are on-going, with no anticipated timeframe for publication. In addition, the Department of Biosafety Malaysia conducted a public consultation on Low-Level Presence (LLP) of Genetically Modified Organisms in August 2023, to gauge public interest on LLP. There have been no new events approved since June 2022. Malaysia currently has 57 genetically engineered (GE) products approved for import.