G/TBT/N/MWI/70  
18 March 2022  
(22-2386) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  MALAWI   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Malawi Bureau of Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
The Director General  
Malawi Bureau of Standards  
P.O Box 946  
Blantyre  
Malawi  
Telephone:+265 0887376/444/445/446/447  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
Email: mbs@mbsmw.org  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Covers all 
styles of honey presentations, which are processed and ultimately intended for direct 
consumption. I t also applies to honey used as an ingredient in other foods and honey, 
which is packed for sale in bulk containers, which may be repacked into retail packs.; 
(HS: 04); (ICS: 67)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DMS 366: 2021, 
Honey ─ Specification (9 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:    
This draft Malawi standard applies to all honeys produced by honey bees and covers all 
styles of honey presentations, which are processed and ultimately intended for direct 
consumption.   It also applies to honey used as an ingredient in other foods and honey, 
which is packed for sale in bulk containers, which may be repacked into retail packs.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. MS 19 : Labeling of prepacked foods – General standard;  
2. MS 21 : Code of hygienic conditions for food and food processing units;  
3. MS 302 : Contaminants and toxins in foods – General standard;  G/TBT/N/MWI/70  
 
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  4. MS 801 : Honey  ̶  Methods of test;  
5. AOAC Official Method 977.26: Clostridium botulinum and its toxins in foods. 
Microbiological metho d; 
6. ISO 6579 -1: Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the 
detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella – Part 1: Detection of 
Salmonella spp;  
7. ISO 7251: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the detec tion and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most 
probable number technique;  
8. ISO 7937: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens – Colony -count technique; and 
9. ISO 21527 -2: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds – Part 2: Colony count 
technique in products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined; 6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The Director General  
Malawi Bureau of Standards  
P.O Box 946  
Blantyre  
Malawi  
Telephone:+265 0887376/444/445/446/447  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
Email: mbs@mbsmw.org  
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