G/TBT/N/MWI/81  
14 February 2023  
(23-1034) 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:   
Director General  
Malawi  Bureau of Standards  
P.O Box 946  
Blantyre  
Malawi  
Telephone:+265 887 376 444  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
Email: info@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):  (HS 
code(s): 1104); (ICS code(s): 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DMS 32:2022, 
Maize grain – Specification; (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Malawi standard specifies the requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for maize grains (corn) of varieties grown from common 
maize grai ns, Zea mays indentata L., and/or Zea mays indurata L., or their hybrids 
intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practic es and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/MWI/81  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. MS 19: Labeling of prepacked foods – General standard;  
2. MS 21: Food and food processing units – Code of hygienic conditions;  
3. MS 145: Cereal and cereal products – Sampling;  
4. MS 302: Contaminants and toxins in food – General standard;  
5. MS 1796: Pulses – Determination of impurities, size, foreign odours, insects, and 
species and variety – Test methods;  
6. ISO 711: Cereals and cereal products – Determination of moisture content (Basic 
refere nce method);  
7. ISO 712: Cereals and cereal products – Determination of moisture content – 
Routine reference method;  
8. ISO 5223: Test sieves for cereals;  
9. 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 chromatographic method; and  
10. AOAC Official Method 2001.04: Determination of Fumonisins B1 and B2 in corn 
and corn flakes – Liquid chromatography with immunoaffinity column cleanup.d 
derived pr oducts – High performance liquid chromatographic method . 
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:   
Director General  
Malawi Bureau of Standards  
P.O Box 946  
Blantyre  
Malawi  
Telephone:+265 887 376 444  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
Email: info@mbsmw.org  
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