G/TBT/N/BWA/106  
 
10 May 2019  
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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:  BOTSWANA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2  and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Botswana WTO -TBT Enquiry Point  
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:   
Botswana Bureau of Standards  
Private Bag Bo 48  
Gaborone  
Botswana  
Tel: (+267) 3903200  
Fax: (+267) 3903120  
Email : infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 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):  Milk and 
milk products in general (ICS 67.100.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Fermented 
cow's milk — Yoghurt, sour milk (madila) and buttermilk — Specification (13 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Botswana Standard specifies requirements for yoghurt, 
sour milk (madila) and buttermilk derived from pasteurized cow 's milk and milk produc ts. 
It is not applicable to products that are heat treated after fermentation.  
The scope applies to the above mentioned products whether chilled or frozen.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer info rmation, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• BOS ISO  707/IDF 50, Milk and milk products – Guidance on sampling  
• BOS ISO 1211/ IDF 1, Milk – Determination of fat content – Gravimetric method 
(Reference method)  
• BOS ISO  8968-1, Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 1: Kjeldahl 
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  • BOS ISO  8968-2, Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 2: Block 
digestion method (Macro method)  
• BOS ISO  8968-4, Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 4: 
Determination of non -protein -nitrogen content  
• BOS ISO  8968-5, Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 5: 
Determination of protein -nitrogen content  
• Codex Stan 192, General standard for food additives  
• ISO 2446 /IDF 226, Milk -- Determination of fat content  
• ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coliforms -- Colony -count technique  
• ISO 6611/ IDF 94, Milk and milk products – Enumeration of colony -forming units 
of yeasts and/or moulds – Colony count technique at 25 degrees C.  
• ISO 6731IDF 21, Milk, cream and evaporated milk – Determination of total solids 
content (Reference method)  
• ISO 16649 -1, Microbiolo gy of food and animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli - Part 1: 
Colony -count technique at 44 degrees C using membranes and 5 -bromo -4-chloro -
3-indolyl beta -D-glucuronide  
• ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli -- Part 2: 
Colony -count technique at 44 degrees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -
D-glucuronide  
• ISO 16649 -3, Microbi ology of the food chain -- Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli -- Part 3: Detection 
and most probable number technique using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl -ß-D-
glucuronide  
• ISO 17792 IDF 180, Milk, milk products and mesophilic starter cultures -- 
Enumeration of citrate -fermenting lactic acid bacteria -- Colony -count technique 
at 25 degrees C  
• ISO 19344/ IDF 232, Milk and milk products -- Starter cultures, probiotics and 
fermented products -- Quantification of lactic  acid bacteria by flow cytometry  
• ISO 21543 /IDF 201, Milk products -- Guidelines for the application of near infrared 
spectrometry  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  2 July 2019  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Botswana Bureau of Standards  
Private Bag Bo 48  
Gaborone  
Botswana  
Tel: (+267) 3903200  
Fax: (+267) 3903120  
Email : infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw