Under the Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA), all institutions/universities involved in research dealing with Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) and recombinant DNA molecules (modern biotechnology) must comply with the Biosafety Regulations 2007 and the Biosafety (Consent and Notification) Regulations 2010.  The Biosafety Act 2007 was established to regulate the release, importation, exportation and contained use of living modified organisms, and the release of products of such organisms, with the objectives of protecting human, plant and animal health, the environment and biological diversity. 

 

As a part of regulatory compliance, the UiTM Institutional Committee (UiTM IBC) is formed and registered in 2011 with the National Biosafety Board (NBB). IBC members are responsible for ensuring that research and all other activities which involve LMO/rDNA materials are reviewed and approved in a safe and appropriate manner in accordance with all federal, state and institutional regulations, policies and procedures. Any release activity contained use activity and importation/exportation of LMOs must get approval/notification from National Biosafety Board (NBB) through IBC UiTM.

 

IBC UiTM is also responsible for monitoring research and development activities involving the handling, manipulation, employment, use, storage, transportation, and disposal of biological agents/materials and toxins in laboratories and facilities at UiTM and must comply with the Malaysia Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity Policy and Guideline, 2015.\

 

All activities involving biological agents/ material and toxins must be conducted in accordance with laboratory biosafety standards and best practices to ensure safety for staff, the community, protect the environment, and comply with national and international guidelines and regulations. In addition, IBC UiTM must also submit an annual report of the activities stated to the Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention (KSBT) under the Defense Science and Technology Research Institute (STRIDE), Ministry of Defense.

 

For further assistance, please contact UiTM IBC Science Officer / Secretary at RMC, UiTM.

 

(03-5544 2098 or email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)