G/TBT/N/MWI/94  
16 February 2024  
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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:   
Director General  
Malawi  Bureau of Standards  
P.O Box 946  
Blantyre  
Malawi  
Telephone:+265 887376/444  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
Email: info@mbsmw.org  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable):  (HS 
code(s): 2102); (ICS code(s): 67.220.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DMS 1257:2023 
Baker's yeast – Specification; (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Malawi standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for baker's yeast.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer prot ection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. MS 19: Labelling of prepacked foods – General standard;  
2. MS 21: Food and food processing units – Code of hygienic conditions;  
3. MS 30: Fortified wheat flour – Specification;  
4. CAC/GL 50: General guidelines on sampling;  G/TBT/N/MWI/94  
 
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  5. ISO 4832; Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of Coliforms – Colony -count technique;  
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/TS 6579 -2: Microbiology of food and animal feed – Horizontal method for the 
detection, enumera tion and serotyping of salmonella – Part 2: Enumeration by a 
miniaturized most probable number technique;  
8. ISO 6888 -1: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus  aureus 
and other species) – Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium;  
9. ISO 6888 -2: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus 
and other species) – Part 2: Technique using rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar 
medium;  
10. ISO 6888 -3: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus 
and other species) – Part 3: Detec tion and MPN technique for low numbers;  
11. ISO 7251: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most probable 
number technique; and  
12. ISO 15914: Animal feeding stuffs – Enzymatic determination of total starch 
content.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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:   
Director General  
Malawi Bureau of Standards  
P.O Box 946  
Blantyre  
Malawi  
Telephone:+265 887376/444  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
Email: info@mbsmw.org  
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