G/TBT/N/MWI/26  
 
12 February 2019  
(19-0789) 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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X], 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): Dried fresh 
water small pelagics – Specification; - Dried fish, whether or not salted but not smoked: 
(HS 03055). Fish and fishery products (ICS 67.120.30).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 
DMS 1435:2018, Dried fresh water small pelagics - Specification (3 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This draft standard specif ies the requirements and methods of 
test for dried Engraulicypris sardella, Rastrineobola argentea, Rastrineobola sardella, 
Stolothrissa tanganicae , Limnothrissa miodon , and Poecilothrissa moeruensis  and 
Engraulicypris bangweuluensis . 
Note: This includes common names used such as Kapenta,Chisense, Usipa, Matemba 
Omena/Dagaa/mukene /Ndagala and isambaza).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices a nd 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. MS 19:  Labelling of prepacked foods - General standard;  
2. MS 21:  Food and food processing units - Code of hygienic conditions;  
3. MS 214:  Potable water - Specification;  
4. MS 302:  General standard for contaminants and toxins in foods and feed;  
5. MS 790: Code of hygienic practice for fish and fishery products;  
6. ISO 4832: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the en umeration of coliforms - Colony -count technique;  
7. ISO 4833: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of microorganisms - Colony -count technique at 30 degrees;  G/TBT/N/MWI/26  
 
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  8. ISO 6579: Microbiology of food and animal feeding st uffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella spp.;  
9. ISO 7251: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli - Most probable 
number technique;  
10. ISO 7937: Microb iology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens - Colony -count technique;  
11. ISO 13720: Meat and meat products - Enumeration of Pseudomonas spp.;  
12. 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 ; 
13. ISO 21567: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method 
for the detection of Shigella  spp.; 
14. ISO/TS 21872 -1: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal 
method for the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp. - Part 1: 
Detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholera;  
15. ISO/TS 21872 -2: Microbiology of food and an imal feeding stuffs - Horizontal 
method for the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp. - Part 2: 
Detection of species other than Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholera; and 
16. AOAC:  Association of Analytical Chemist  
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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/MWI/19_0786_00_e.pdf