G/TBT/N/SWZ/36  
5 February 2024  
(24-0870) 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: +268 25184610  
Fax: +268 25184526  
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): 02); (ICS code(s): 67)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  PRD/SZNS 
078:2023 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR P ROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS; (35 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard specifies the general requirements for the 
handling, preparation, processing, packaging, refrigeration, transportation and storage of 
processed meat products, and in cludes microbiological and compositional requirements.  
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:   
AOAC official method 960.39, Fat (crude) or ether extract in meat.  
SZNS SANS 241 -1, Drinking water – Part 1: Microbiological, physical, aesthetic and 
chemical determinands.  
ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms – Part 1: Colony count at 30 °C by the pour plate technique.  
ISO 4833 -2, Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms – Part 2: Colony count at 30 °C by the surface plating technique . G/TBT/N/SWZ/36  
 
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  ISO 5761, Examination for the presence of viable spores of mesophilic Clostridium  
organisms in foods.  
SANS 885 Processed meat products  
SANS 5763, Efficacy of cleaning plant, equipment and utensils: swab technique.  
SANS 6317, Methods of chemical analysis of meat and fish products.  
SANS 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp. S  
ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of c oagulase -positive staphylococci  (Staphylococcus aureus  and other 
species) – Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium.  
ISO 6888 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphyloc occi (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) – Part 2: Technique using rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar medium.  
ISO 7937, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of Clostridium perfringens – Colony -count techni que. 
ISO 11290 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes – Part 1: Detection method.  
ISO 11290 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes – Part 2: Enumeration method.  
ISO 16649 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli – Part 1: C olony -count 
technique at 44 °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 °C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -D-glucuronide.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  12 February 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  13 April 2024  
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:   
Eswatini Standards Authority  
Plot 247 Mrabel 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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