G/TBT/N/BWA/164  
19 January  2023 
(23-0435) Page: 1/3 
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 BU REAU 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 [  ], 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):  ICS 
65.120  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  BOS 190:2013 
Animal feeding stuffs – Pig feeds – Specification; (20 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The standard specifies requirements for the following types of 
compounded feeds:  
a)pig creep meal;  
b)pig weaner meal;  
c)pig grower meal;  
d)pig finisher meal;  
e)lactation meal; and  
f)dry sow and boar meal.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of an imal or plant life or health; Quality requirements; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/BWA/164  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
AOAC Official method 982.29, Vitamin D in mixed feeds, premixes and pet foods – Liquid 
Chromatographic method  
AOAC Official method996.16, Selenium in feeds and premixes  
BOS 9, Prepackaged goods for the ultimate consumer – Labelling, presentation and 
advertising – General requirements  
BOS ISO 6490 -1, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of calcium content Part 1: 
Titrimetric me thod 
BOS ISO 6491, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of phosphorus content – 
Spectrometric method.  
Fertilizers, farm feeds, agricultural remedies and stock remedies Act, 1947 (Act No. 36 of 
1947 -Republic of South Africa)  
BOS ISO 8294, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of copper, iron and 
nickel contents – Graphite furnace atomic absorption method  
ISO 5498, Agricultural food products – Determination of crude fibre content – General 
method  
ISO 5510, Animal feeding stuffs – Determina tion of available lysine  
ISO 5983 – 1, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of nitrogen content and calculation 
of crude protein content –Kjeldahl method  
ISO 6492, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of fat content  
ISO 6495, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of water -soluble chlorides content  
ISO 6496, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of moisture and other volatile matter 
content  
ISO 6497, Animal feeding stuffs – Sampling  
BOS190:2013 Edition 2.02  
ISO 6498, Animal feeding stuffs – Guidelines for sample preparation  
ISO 6651, Animal feeding stuffs – Semi-quantitative determination of aflatoxin B1 – Thin 
layer chromatography methods  
ISO 6865, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of crude fibre content – Method with 
intermediate filtration  
ISO 6867, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of vitamin E content – Method using 
high-performance liquid chromatography  
ISO 6869, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of the contents of calcium, copper, iron, 
magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium and zinc – Method using atomic absorption 
spectrometry  
ISO 14565, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of vitamin A content - Method using 
high performance liquid chromatography  
ISO 14718, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1 content of mixed feeding 
stuffs – Method using high performance liquid chromatography  
ISO 14902, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of trypsin inhibitor activity of soya 
products  
ISO 15141 -1, Food stuffs – Determination of ochratoxin A in cereals and cereal products 
– Part 1: High performance liquid chromatographic method with silica gel clean up  
ISO 15141 -2, Food stuffs – Determination of ochratoxin A in cereals and cereal products 
– Part 2: High performance liquid chromatographic method with bicarbonate clean up  G/TBT/N/BWA/164  
 
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  ISO 16050, Fo od stuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1 and the total content of aflatoxin 
B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products – High performance liquid 
chromatographic method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry int o force:  6 months from adoption  
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:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
PRIVATE BAG BO 48  
GABORONE  
BOTSWANA  
TEL: (+267) 3903200  
FAX: (+267) 3903120  
EMAIL: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw