G/TBT/N/MWI/54  
4 November 2021  
(21-8387) 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:   
The Director General  
Malawi Bureau of Standards  
P.O Box 946  
Blantyre  
Malawi  
Telephone:+265 0887376/444/445/446/447  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
Email: mbs@mbsmw.org  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  (HS: 02); 
(ICS: 67.120.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DMS 769:2021, 
Meat burgers – Specification (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:    
This draft Malawi standard prescribes the requirements and method of sampling for meat 
burgers made from comminuted meat (beef, lamb and mutton, poultry, pork).  
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  
8. Relevant documents :  
1. MS 19 : Labeling of prepacked foods – General standard;  
2. MS 21 : Food and food processing units – Code of hygienic conditions;  
3. MS 188: Edible salt – Specification;  
4. MS 200: Meat animals for ante -mortem and post mortem – Transportation, 
handling and inspection – Code of practice;  
5. MS 214: Drinking water – Specification ; G/TBT/N/MWI/54  
 
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  6. MS 237: Food additives – General standard;  
7. MS 302: Contaminants and toxins in food  – General standard;  
8. MS 1243: Meat and meat products – Determination of total fat content 
(Reference me thod);  
9. MS 1250: Meat and meat products – Determination of moisture content 
(Reference method);  
10. MS 1251:  Meat and meat products – Determination of nitrogen content;  
11. MS 1280:  Meat and meat products – Determination of total ash content,  
12. 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;  
13. ISO 6579: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal methods 
for the detectio n of Salmonella   spp; 
14. ISO 7251: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal methods 
for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most 
Probable Number technique:  
15. ISO 6888 -1: Microbiology of food and animal feeds – Horizontal method for 
enumeration of couagulase – positive staphylococci. (Staphylococcus aureus 
and other species), Detection and MPN technique for low numbers;  and 
16. ISO 11290 -1: Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumerat ion of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. – Part 
1: Detection method.  
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:   
The Director General  
Malawi Bureau of Standards  
P.O Box 946  
Blantyre  
Malawi  
Telephone:+265 0887376/444/445/446/447  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
Email: mbs@mbsmw.org  
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