G/TBT/N/BWA/84  
 
25 June 2018  
(18-3969) 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):   
2. Agency responsible:  
MINISTRY OF INVESTMENT TRADE AND INDUSTRY  
PRIVATE BAG 004  
GABORONE  
TEL: (+267) 3601200  
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  
EMAIL: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw  
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): Milk and 
processed milk products (ICS 67.100.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified docum ent: 6. BOS 64:2018 
(3rd Edition), Raw cow's milk – Specification (4 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Botswana Standard specifies requirements for raw cow milk 
intended for further processing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
 AOAC  982.17, Beta lactam antibiotics in milk (Bacillus stearothermophilus 
qualitative disc method ii),  15th edition , 1990  
 BOS ISO  707, Milk and milk products – Guidance on sampling  
 BOS ISO 1211:2010 (IDF 1: 2010) Milk – Determination of fat content – 
Gravimetric method (Reference method)  
 BOS ISO  6731, Milk, cream and evaporated milk – Determination of total solids 
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   BOS ISO  8968-1, Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 1: Kjeldahl 
method  
 BOS ISO  8968-2, Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 2: Block 
digestion method (Macro method)  
 BOS ISO  8968-4, Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 4: Determination 
of non -protein -nitrogen content  
 BOS ISO  8968-5, Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 5: Determination 
of protein -nitrogen content  
 ISO 4831,  Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal method for 
the 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 5764, Milk – determination of freezing point – thermistor cryoscope method  
 ISO 6610, Milk and milk products – Enumeration of colony -forming units of 
microorganisms – Colony -count technique at 30 oC 
 ISO 11866 -1, Milk and milk products – Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia 
coli – Part 1: Most Probable number technique  
 ISO 11866 -2, Milk and milk products – Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia 
coli – Part 2: Most probable number technique using 4 -methylumbellif eryl-β-D-
glucuronide (MUG)  
 ISO 11866 -3, Milk and milk products – Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia 
coli – Part 3: Colony count technique at 44 ºC using membranes  
 ISO 13366 -2, Milk – Enumeration of somatic cells – Part 2: Guidance on the 
operation of f luro-opto-electronic counters   
9. Proposed date of adoption: 28 December 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 28 June 2019  
10. Final date for comments: 24 August 2018  
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