G/TBT/N/MWI/95  
23 February 2024  
(24-1648) 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:  MALAWI  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Malawi Bureau of Standards  
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:   
Director General  
Malawi  Bureau of Standards  
P.O Box 946  
Blantyre  
Malawi  
Telephone:+265 887376/444  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
Email: info@mbsmw.org  
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 addit ion, where applicable):  (HS 
code(s): 190590); (ICS code(s): 67)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DMS 233:2018 
Cake – Specification; (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Malawi standard provides the requirements, sampling 
and test methods for cakes intended for human consumption  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. MS 19, Labelling of pre -packed foods – General standard;  
2. MS 21, Food and food processing units – Code of hygienic conditions;  
3. MS 145, Cereals and cereal products – Sampling;  
4. MS 237, Food additives – General standard;  G/TBT/N/MWI/95  
 
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  5. ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms – 
Part 1: Colony count at 30 0C by the pour  plate technique;  
6. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella – Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp;  
7. ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal met hod 
for the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli – Part 2: 
Colony count technique at 44 0C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -D- 
glucuronide; and  
8. ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds – Part 2: Colony count technique in 
products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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:   
Director General  
Malawi Bureau of Standards  
P.O Box 946  
Blantyre  
Malawi  
Telephone:+265 887376/444  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
Email: info@mbsmw.org  
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