G/TBT/N/BWA/42  
 
19 April 2016  
(16-2208)  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: Botswana WTO-TBT Enquiry  Point 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 Information Centre 
Private Bag B0 48 
Gaborone Botswana Tel: (+267) 3903200 
Fax: (+267)3903120 
Toll free number: 0800 600 900 E-mail: 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Raw cow's milk – 
Specification (ICS: 67.100.10) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Raw cow's milk – 
Specification (4 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: This Botswana Standard specifies requirements for raw cow milk  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Health and safety 
8. Relevant documents:  
 AOAC 982.17, Beta lactum 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 
content (Reference method): 
a) BOS ISO 8968-1, Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 1: Kjeldahl 
method 
b) 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 G/TBT/N/BWA/42 
 
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  of protein-nitrogen content 
 ISO 5541-1, Milk and milk products – Enumeration of coliforms – Part 1: Colony 
count technique at 30°C 
 ISO 5541-2, Milk and milk products – Enumeration of coliforms – Part 2: Most 
probable number technique at 30°C 
 ISO 5764, Milk – determination of freezing point – thermistor cryoscope method 
 ISO 6610, Milk and milk products – E numeration of colony-forming units of 
microorganisms – Colony-count technique at 30°C 
 ISO 11866-1, Milk and milk products – Enum eration of presumptive Escherichia coli 
– Part 1: Most Probable number technique 
 ISO 11866-2, Milk and milk products – Enum eration of presumptive Escherichia coli 
– Part 2: Most probable number technique using 4-methylumbelliferyl- β-D-glucuronide (MUG) 
 ISO 11866-3, Milk and milk products – Enum eration of presumptive Escherichia coli 
– Part 3: Colony count technique at 44°C using membranes 
 ISO 13366-2, Milk – Enumeration of somatic cells – Part 2: Guidance on the 
operation of fluro-opto-electronic counters 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: 12 months from date of publication   
10. Final date for comments: 2 months from date of circulation 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Botswana Bureau of Stan dards Information Centre 
Private Bag B0 48 
Gaborone Botswana 
Tel : (+267) 3903200 
Fax: (+267)3903120 Toll free number: (0800 600 900)  
E-mail: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw