G/TBT/N/MWI/53  
4 November 2021  
(21-8386) 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 01 870756  
Email: mbs@mbsmw.org  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  (HS: 
09109); (ICS: 67.220.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DMS 745: 2021, 
Mayonnaise – Specification (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:    
This draft Malawi standard specifies the requirements, sampling and methods of test, for 
mayonnaise intended for human consumption  
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 11:  Artificial vinegar – Specification;  
2. MS 19 : Labelling of prepacked foods – General standard;  
3. MS 21 : Food and food processing units – Code of hygienic conditions;  
4. MS 51 : Fortified edible oils – Specification;  
5. MS 188: Edible salt – Specification;  
6. MS 202:  Fortified white sugar – Specification;  G/TBT/N/MWI/53  
 
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  7. MS 214: Drinking water – Specification;  
8. MS 237: Food additives – General standard;  
9. MS 302:  Contaminants and toxins in food;  
10. MS 624: Nutrition labelling – Guidelines;  
11. MS 625: Nutrition claims – Guidelines;  
12. MS 935 : Principles for the establishment and application of  microbiological 
criteria for foods ; 
13. MS 1516: Code of hygienic practice for egg and egg products;  
14. MS 1635: Fruit and vegetable products – Determination of pH;  
15. ISO 1738: Butter – Determination of salt content;  
16. ISO 661: Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Preparation of test sample;  
17. ISO 3960: Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of peroxide value 
– Iodometric (visual) endpoint determination ; 
18. ISO 5555: Animal and vegeta ble fats and oils – Sampling;  
19. ISO 8294 : Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of copper, iron 
and nickel contents – Graphite furnace atomic absorption method ; 
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 870756  
Email: mbs@mbsmw.org  
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