G/TBT/N/MWI/87  
14 February 2023  
(23-1043) 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:+265 887 376 444  
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 addition, where applicable):  (ICS 
code(s) 67.160.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DMS 880:2017, 
Synthetic syrups – Specification; (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Malawi standard specifies the requirements and the 
methods of sampling and test for synthetic (flavoured) syrups.  
7. Objective and rationale, includ ing the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. MS 19: Labelling of prepacked foods – General standard;  
2. MS 21: Food and food processing units – Code of hygienic conditions;  
3. MS 23: Processed fruits and vegetables  ̶ Methods of test;  
4. MS 214: Drinking water – Specification;  
5. MS 237: Food additives – General standard;  G/TBT/N/MWI/87  
 
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  6. MS 302: Contaminants and toxins in foods – General standard;  
7. ISO 4832: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coliforms – Colony -count technique;  
8. 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;  
9. ISO 6579: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella spp;  
10. ISO 7251: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the de tection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most probable 
number technique; and  
11. ISO 21527 -1: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds – Part 1: Colony count technique in 
produ cts with water activity greater than 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:+265 887 376 444  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
Email: info@mbsmw.org  
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