G/TBT/N/MWI/76  
18 March 2022  
(22-2394) 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 1870 488/0887376/444/445/446/447  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
Email: mbs@mbsmw.org  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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: 1202 
); (ICS: 67)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DMS 
1693:2020, Roasted groundnuts (peanut) kernel – Specification (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:    
This draft Malawi standard prescribes the requirements and the methods of sampling and 
test for roasted groundnut (peanut) kernels inte nded 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  
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 51: Fortified edible oils – Specification;  
4. MS 188: Edible salt – Specification;  
5. MS 213: Groundnuts – Specification;  
6. MS 302: Contaminants and toxins in foods – General standard;  G/TBT/N/MWI/76  
 
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  7. MS 610: Cereals and cer eal products – Determination of moisture content (Basic 
reference method);  
8. AOAC Official Method 2001.04: Determination of fumonisins B1 and B2 in corn 
and corn flakes;  
9. ISO 6579: Methods for the microbiological examination of foods, Part 6: 
Examination for Salmonella Spp.;  
10. ISO 6888: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus 
and other species);  
11. ISO 7251: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most 
probable number technique;  
12. ISO 16050: Foodstuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived produ cts – High 
performance liquid chromatographic method; and  
13. 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:   
The Director General  
Malawi Bureau of Standards  
P.O Box 946  
Blantyre  
Malawi  
Telephone:+265 1870 488/0887376/444/445/446/447  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
Email: mbs@mbsmw.org  
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