G/TBT/N/BWA/112  
28 October 2020  
(20-7538) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BOTSWANA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
MINISTRY OF INVESTMENT TRADE AND INDUSTRY  
PRIVATE BAG 004  
GABORONE  
TEL: (+267) 3601200  
2. Agency responsible:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
PRIVATE BAG BO 48  
GABORONE  
BOTSWANA  
TEL: (+267) 3903200  
FAX: (+267) 3903120  
EMAIL: infoc@hq.bobstan dards.bw  
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:   
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):  This 
Botswana Standard specifies requirements for homogenized or unhomogenized 
pasteurized fresh cow's milk intended for human consumption.; DAIRY PRODUCE; BIRDS' 
EGGS; NATURAL HONEY; EDIBLE PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE 
SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED (HS 04); FOOD TECHNOLOGY (ICS 67)  
5. Title, num ber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  BOS 72:2019 
3rd ed. Pasteurized milk — Specification (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Botswana Standard specifies requirements for 
homogenized or unhomogenized pasteurized fres h cow's milk intended for human 
consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Consumer information, labelling; Prevention 
of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/BWA/112  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this 
document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. BOBS 
maintains registers of currently valid documents.  
• AOAC 982.18, Detection of antibiotic residues in milk  
• BOS 64, Raw cow's milk specification  
• BOS ISO 707 Milk and milk products – Guidance on sampling  
• BOS ISO 1211/IDF 1 Milk – Determination of fat content – Gravimetric method 
(Reference method)  
• BOS ISO 6731/IDF 21 Milk, cream and evaporated milk – Determination of total 
solids content (Reference method)  
• BOS ISO 8968 -1 Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 1: Kjeldahl 
method  
• BOS ISO 8968 -4 Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 4: Determination 
of non -protein -nitrogen content  
• Cap 65:05 Labelling of pre -packaged foods regulations  
• ISO 3356/IDF 63 Milk – Determination of alkaline phosphatase  
• ISO 4831 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of coliforms – Most probable number technique  
• ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coliforms –Colony -count technique  
• ISO 483 3-1 Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms – Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the 
pour plate technique  
• ISO 4833 -2 Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorgani sms – Part 2: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the 
surface plating technique  
• ISO 5764/IDF 108 Milk – Determination of freezing point – thermistor cryoscope 
method  
• ISO 6579 -1 Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration a nd serotyping of Salmonella – Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
• ISO 8968 -3 /IDF 20 -3 Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 3: Block -
digestion method (Semi -micro rapid routine method)  
• ISO 11866 -1 /IDF 170 -1 Milk and milk products – Enumeration of presumptive 
Escherichia coli – Part 1: Most probable number technique using 4 -
methylumbelliferyl -beta-D-glucuronide (MUG)  
• ISO 11866 -2 /IDF 170 -2 Milk and milk products – Enumeration of presumptive 
Escherichia coli – Part 2: Colony -count tech nique at 44 degrees C using 
membranes  
• BOS 72:2018 Edition 2.0  
• ISO 11290 -1 Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the detection 
and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. -- Part 1: 
Detection method  
• ISO 11290 -2 Microbiolo gy of the food chain – Horizontal method for the detection 
and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. – Part 2: 
Enumeration method  G/TBT/N/BWA/112  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  12 months from date of publication  
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:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
PRIVATE BAG BO 48  
GABORONE  
BOTSWANA  
TEL: (+267) 3903200  
FAX: (+267) 3903120  
EMAIL: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw