G/TBT/N/SWZ/23  
8 December 2023  
(23-8337) 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:  ESWATINI  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Eswatini Standards Authority  
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:   
P.O Box 1399,  Matsapha, Eswatini  
Tel: + 26825184633/10  
Fax: + 26825184526  
Email: info@swasa.co.sz  
Web: www.swasa.co.sz  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  (HS 
code(s):12 ); (ICS code(s): 19; 65)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SZNS 049:2014 
Maize grains - Specification; (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Eswatini National Standard specifies requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for maize grains. The standard applies to maize (corn) for 
direct human consumption, i.e., ready for its intended use as human food, presented i n 
packaged form or sold loose from the package directly to the consumer. This standard 
specifies requirements for whole grain shelled dent maize, Zea mays indentata L., and/or 
shelled flint maize, Zea mays indurata L., or their hybrids and of all colour ty pes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
CAC/RCP 1 -1969, General principles of food hygiene  
SZNS CODEX STAN 1, Standard for the labelling of prepackaged foods  
CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
ISO 605 , Pulses — Determination of impurities, size, foreign odours, insects, and species 
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  ISO 711, Cereals and cereal products — Determination of moisture content (Basic 
reference method)  
ISO 712 , Cereals and cereal products — Determi nation of moisture content — Routine 
reference method  
ISO 5223, Test sieves for cereals  
ISO 6639 -1, Cereals and pulses — Determination of hidden insect infestation — Part 1: 
General principles  
ISO 6639 -2, Cereals and pulses — Determination of hidden ins ect infestation — Part 2: 
Sampling  
ISO 6639 -3, Cereals and pulses — Determination of hidden insect infestation — Part 3: 
Reference method  
ISO 6639 -4, Cereals and pulses — Determination of hidden insect infestation — Part 4: 
Rapid methods  
ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) — Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium  
ISO 6888 -2, Microbiology of food and animal  feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) — Part 2: Technique using rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar medium  
ISO 6888 -3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs  — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) — Part 3: Detection and MPN technique for low numbers  
ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for th e 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most probable number 
technique  
ISO 13690, Cereals, pulses and milled products — Sampling of static batches  
ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflat oxin 
B1, B 2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High performance liquid 
chromatographic method  
Publication in which the notification is published when adopted; Eswatini Government 
Gazette  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 December 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Eswatini Standards Authority  
Plot 247 Marbel Construction premises  
Kind Mswati 3rd Avenue  
11th Street  
Matsapha Industrial Site  
P.O. Box 1399  
Matsapha M202  
Tel: +(268) 2518 4633  
Fax: +(268) 2518 4526  
Email: mcit@gov.sz  
Website: http://www.swasa.co.sz  
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