G/TBT/N/SWZ/22  
7 December 2023  
(23-8311) 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:  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  
E-mail: 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): 08; 12); Food technology (ICS code(s): 67)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SZNS 035:2017 
Peanut butter - Specification; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard covers peanut butter of two types:  
a) smooth textured; and  
b) "crunchy" textured.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed.  
SANS 6267, Enumeration of lipolytic and oxidative organisms in foodstuffs.  
SANS 7251/ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most probable 
number technique.  
SANS 7954/ISO 7954, Microbiology – General guidance for enumeration of yeasts and 
moulds – Colony count technique at 25 °C.  G/TBT/N/SWZ/22  
 
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  SANS 21528 -1/ISO 21528 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
methods for the detection and enumeration of E nterobacteriaceae – Part 1: Detection and 
enumeration by MPN technique with pre -enrichment.  
SANS 21528 -2/ISO 21528 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
methods for the detection and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae – Part 2: Col ony-count 
method  
SZNS CODEX STAN 1, General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods.  
SZNS CODEX STAN 150, Standard for food grade salt.  
United States Department of Agriculture. Colour guides for peanut butter2).  
Vogel, Al. A textbook of quantitativ e inorganic analysis , 4th edition. New York: Longman, 
1978.  
Publication in which the notification is published when adopted; Eswatini Government 
Gazette  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 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  
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