G/TBT/N/BWA/162  
27 October 2022  
(22-8071) 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:  BOTSWANA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  Ministry 
of Investment, Trade and Industry  
Private Bag 004  
Gaborone  
Botswana  
Plot 54380, Central Business District  
Tel. (+267) 3601200  
Fax. (+267) 3971539  
Email. mitipru@gov.bw  
Website. www.mti.gov.bw  
 
2. Agency responsible:  BOTSWANA 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:   
Botswana Bureau of Standards  
Private Bag BO 48  
Gaborone  
Botswana  
Tel: (+267) 3903200  
Fax: (+267)3903120  
Toll Free Number: (0800 600 900)  
Email: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw  
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):  Grain 
sorghum. (HS code(s): 1007); Cereals, pulses and derived products (ICS code(s): 
67.060)  
5. Title, number of  pages and language(s) of the notified document:  BOS 63:2022 
Cereals ― Classification and grading of sorghum grains intended for sale in Botswana; 
(16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Botswana Standard specifies classes and grades of 
sorghum grains intended for sale in Botswana.  
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  G/TBT/N/BWA/162  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
AOAC Official Method 2001.04, Determination of Fumonisins B1 and B2 in corn and corn 
flakes — Liquid chromatography with immunoaffinity column clean up.  
BOS 26, Cereals ― Sorghum grains for human consumption ― Specification.  
BOS ISO 13690, Cereals, pulses and milled products – Sampling of static batches 
Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board Act, 1974 (Chapter 74:06);  
Codex A limentarius Volume 7, Cereals, pulses, legumes and derived products and 
vegetable proteins.  
ISO 605, Pulses — Determination of impurities, size, foreign odours, insects, and species 
and variety — Test methods  
ISO 5223, Test sieves for cereals.  
ISO 6561 -1, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of cadmium 
content — Part 1: Method using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry  
ISO 6561 -2, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of cadmium 
content — Part 2: Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry  
ISO 6633 , Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of lead content — 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
ISO 712:1998, Cereals and cereals products ‒ Determination of moisture content ‒ 
Routine reference method.  
ISO 9648, Sorghum ― Determination of tannin content.  
ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflatoxin 
B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High performance liquid 
chromatogr aphic method  
ISO 1871:2009 Food and Feed products — General guidelines for the determination of 
nitrogen by the kjeldahl method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
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  
Toll Free Number: (0800 600 900)  
Email: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw  
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