G/SPS/N/BGD/7  
10 November 2023  
(23-7596) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BANGLADESH  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  Bangladesh Food Safety Authority  
2. Agency responsible:   
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Food 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Food Safety (Determination and Control of 
Microbiological Contaminants) Regulations, 2023 . Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:  28 
https://bfsa.portal.gov.bd/site/page/5c9a762e -a153-4c05-86f9-1f1bd84ed38a  
6. Description of content:  The draft regulation on Dete rmination and Control of 
Microbiological Contaminants describes the maximum allowable limit of microbial 
contaminants in different food staffs with some general provisions regarding tolerable levels 
of microbial contaminants in food, use of specifications and restrictions, stages of the 
appliance of the Microbiological Criteria, general guideline for sampling, testing of food 
samples, sampling plan and interpretation. These regulations contain nine schedules where 
schedule 1 to 8 elaborates schedule contain ing the name of the food, the scientific name of 
the microorganism, the number of food samples, the number of acceptable samples based 
on the presence or level of the microorganism, the tolerable level of the specific 
microorganism present in the sample an d the test method for determining the presence or 
tolerance level of a specific microorganism in meat and meat products, fruits vegetables and 
their products, spices and herbs, egg and egg products, ready to eat food, fish and fishery 
products, milk and mi lk products, potable water respectively. Additionally, schedule 9 
describes the reference test methods.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect  territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CXG 21 -1997 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/BGD/7  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : They shall come into force after 6 months  from the date of their 
publication in the Official Gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 January 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Sourav Singha  
Scientific Officer (Certification section)  
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority  
BSL Office Complex (Building -2) 
119, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbagh, Dhaka -1000 
Tel: +(880 22) 2222 7596  
Mobile: +(880 16) 7639 7266  
Email: sps@bfsa.gov.bd  
Website: http://www.bfsa.gov.bd/  
https://bfsa.portal.gov.bd/site/page/5 c9a762e -a153-4c05-86f9-1f1bd84ed38a  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Sourav Singha  
Scientific Officer (Certification section)  
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority  
BSL Office Complex (Building -2), 
119, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbagh, Dhaka -1000 
Tel: +(880 22) 2222 7596  
Mobile: +(880 16) 7639 7266  
Email: sps@bfsa.gov.bd  
Website: http://www.bfsa.gov.bd/  
https://bfsa.portal.gov.bd/site/page/5c9a762e -a153-4c05-86f9-1f1bd84ed38a