G/TBT/N/MWI/16  
 
15 November 2017  
(17-6209) 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): High 
protein cereal based foods. Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin. (HS 1102). 
Cereals, pulses and deriv ed products (ICS 67.060).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DMS 90:2017, 
High protein cereal based foods for infants and young children - Specification (6 page(s), 
in English)    
6. Description of content: The draft Malaw i standard specifies the requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for high protein cereal based foods for infants and young 
children.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; Quality 
and labelling 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 144: Agricultural food products – Determination of crude fibre content – 
General method;  
4. MS 145: Cereals and pulses – Method of sampling as milled products;  
5. MS 148: Cereals and pulses – Deter mination of fat content;  
6. MS 149: Cereals and pulses – Determination of ash content;  
7. MS 237: Food additives – General standard;  
8. MS 302: Contaminants and toxins in foods – General standard  
9. MS 610: Cereal and cereal products – Determination of moisture content (Basic 
reference method);  G/TBT/N/MWI/16  
 
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  10. MS 625: Nutritional labeling – Guidelines;   
11. ISO 4832: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coliforms - Colony -count technique;  
12. ISO 4833: Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the enumeration 
of microorganisms - Part 1: Colony count at 30 ºC by the pour plate technique;  
13. ISO 6579: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella spp;  
14. 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;  
15. ISO 7251: Microbiology of food and animal feeding s tuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most probable 
number technique;  
16. ISO 11085: Cereals, cereals -based products and animal feeding stuffs - 
Determination of crude fat and total fat content by the Ran dall extraction method;  
17. ISO 16050: Foodstuffs – Determination of Aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products – 
High-performance liquid chromatographic method;  
18. ISO 20483: Cereals and pulses – Determination of the nitrogen content and 
calculation of the crude protein content – Kjeldahl method;  
19. ISO 21527 -2: Methods for the microbiological examination of foods – Part 2: 
Enumeration of yeast and moulds in foods;  
20. Cap 48.02: The Metrology Act of Malawi . 
21. CODEXSTAN 074:1981, Rev 1 -2006, Codex standard for processed cereal based 
foods for infants and young children;  
22. CAC/GL8:1991, Codex guidelines on formulated complementary foods for older 
infants and young children;  
23. World Food Programme Technical Specific ations for the manufacture of super 
cereal Corn Soya Blend with sugar, version 15.1; and  
24. USDA Commodity requirements; Corn soy blend plus for use in international food 
aid programs.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: Six months from the date of 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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/MWI/17_5106_00_e.pdf