G/TBT/N/MWI/78  
8 July 2022  
(22-5264) 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 [  ], 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): 65)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified documen t: DMS 
1819:2022, Bee propolis ─ Specification; (15 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Malawi standard specifies the requirements, sampling 
and test methods for bee propolis 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; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. MS 19: Labeling of prepacked foods – General stan dard;  
2. MS 21: Code of hygienic conditions for food and food processing units;  
3. MS 214: Drinking water – Specifications;  
4. MS 624: Nutrition labelling – Requirements;  
5. MS 625: Claims on food – General requirements;  
6. AOAC  Official Method 999.11: Determination of Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, 
and Zinc in Foods, Atomic  G/TBT/N/MWI/78  
 
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  Absorption Spectrophotometry after Dry Ashing;  
7. CAC/GL 50: General guidelines on sampling;  
8. ISO 1666: Starch – Determination of moisture content – Oven-drying method;  
9. ISO 5516: Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Decomposition of organic 
matter prior to analysis – Ashing method;  
10. ISO 5809: Starches and derived products – Determination of sulphated ash;  
11. ISO 16212: Cosmetics – Microbiology – Enume ration of yeast and mould;  
12. ISO 21150: Cosmetics – Microbiology – Detection of Escherichia coli; and  
13. ISO 22718: Cosmetics – Microbiology – Detection of Staphylococcus aureus  
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: info@mbsmw.org  
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