G/TBT/N/SWZ/29  
11 December 2023  
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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:  ESWATINI  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Eswatini Standards Authority  
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:   
P.O Box 1399,  Matsapha, Eswatini  
Tel: + 26825184633/10  
Fax: + 26825184526  
Email: info@swasa.co.sz  
Web: www.swasa.co.sz  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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 addition, where applicable):  (HS 
code(s): 17); (ICS code(s): 67)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of th e notified document:  SZNS 063:2018 
Fortified sugar — Specification; (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Standard specifies the requirements and methods of 
sampling and test for fortified brown sugars and fortified refined sugar intende d for direct 
human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for fortified 
brown sugars and fortified refined sugar intended for direct human consumption; 
Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
ARS 53, General principles of food hygiene — Code of practice  
SZNS CODEX STAN 1, Standard for packaging and labelling of Pre -packaged foods  
ARS 58, White sugar — Specification  
CAC/GL 1, General guidelines on claims  
CAC/GL 2, Guidelines on nutrition labelling  G/TBT/N/SWZ/29  
 
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  CAC/GL 21, Principles for the establishment and application of microbiological criteria for 
foods  
CAC/GL 23, Guidelines for use of nutrition and health claims  
CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminan ts and toxins in food and feed  
ISO 4833, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms -— Colony -count technique at 30 degrees C  
ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizon tal method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp.  
ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most probable number 
technique  
ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of f ood and animal feedstuffs — 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  
ICUMSA Method GS 1/2/3/9 -1, The Determination of the Polarisation of Raw Sug ar by 
Polarimetry  
ICUMSA Method GS 1/3/4/7/8 -13, The Determination of Conductivity Ash in Raw Sugar, 
Brown Sugar, Juice, Syrup and Molasses  
ICUMSA Method GS 2/1/3/9 -15, The Determination of Sugar Moisture by Loss on Drying  
ICUMSA GS 2/3 -35, The Determina tion of Sulphite in Brown Sugars  
ICUMSA Method GS 2/3/9 -19, The Determination of Insoluble Matter in White Sugar by 
Membrane Filtration  
ICUMSA Method GS 2/9 -6, The Determination of Reducing Sugars in White Sugar and 
Plantation White Sugar by the Modified  Ofner Titrimetric Method  
I CUMSA Method GS 3/4/7/8 -11, The Determination of Sulphated Ash in Brown Sugar, 
Juice, Syrup and Molasses  
ICUMSA Method GS 9/1/2/3 -8, The Determination of Sugar Solution Colour at pH 7.0 by 
the MOPS Method  
Publication in which the notification is published when adopted : Eswatini Government 
Gazette  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  7 December 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  7 December 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Eswatini Standards Authority  
Plot 247 Marbel Construction premises  
Kind Mswati 3rd Avenue  
11th Street  
Matsapha Industrial Site  
P.O. Box 1399  
Matsapha M202  
Tel: +(268) 2518 4633  
Fax: +(268) 2518 4526  
Email: mcit@gov.sz  
Website: http://www.swasa.co.sz