G/TBT/N/MWI/27  
 
12 February 2019  
(19-0790) 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): Canned 
sardine and sardine type products - Specification; - Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, 
Sardinops spp.), sardine lla (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) 
(HS 030261). Fish and fishery products (ICS 67.120.30).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 
DMS 1249:2018, Canned sardine and sardine type products - Specificati on (7 page(s), in 
English)    
6. Description of content: This draft Malawi standard applies to canned sardines and 
sardine -type products packed in water or oil or other suitable packing medium. It does 
not apply to speciality products where fish content co nstitute less than 50 % m/m of the 
net contents of the can.  
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  
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 237:  Food additives  - General Standard;  
5. MS 302:  General standard for contaminants and toxins in foods and feed;  
6. MS 770:  Fresh and chilled fish - Specification;  
7. MS 790:  Code of practice for fish and fishery products;  
8. MS 1241: Guidelines for the sensory evaluation of fish and shellfish in 
laboratories;  G/TBT/N/MWI/27  
 
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  9. CAC/RCP 8: Recommended international code of practice for the processing and 
handling of quick frozen foods;  
10. ISO 4833: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal  method for 
the enumeration of microorganisms - Colony -count technique at 30 degrees;  
11. ISO 6579: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella spp.;  
12. ISO 6888: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuff s -Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species);  
13. ISO 7251: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichi a coli - Most probable 
number technique;  
14. ISO 7937: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens - Colony -count technique;  
15. ISO 11290: Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for  the detection 
and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp.;  
16. ISO 16050: Foodstuffs -  Determination of af latoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cer eals, nuts and derived pro ducts -  High 
performance liquid chromatographic method; 
17. ISO 21527-1: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal  method 
for the e numeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 1: Colony count technique in 
products w ith wat er activity great er than 0.9; 
18. 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;  
19. ISO/TS 21872 -2: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizon tal 
method for the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp. - Part 2: 
Detection of species other than Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholera;  
20. ISO 27085: Animal feeding stuffs - Determination of calcium, sodium, 
phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, 
molybdenum, arsenic, lead and cadmium by ICP- AES; 
21. AOAC 990.04: Mercury (Methyl) in sea food by liquid chromatography-Atomic 
Absorption Spectroscopy (LC-AAS);  
22. AOAC 977.13: Fluorimetric method for the determination of histamine;  
23. AOAC 977.15/9 74.14: Mercury in fish by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy 
(FAA); and  
24. AOAC 983.18: Moisture in meat and meat products, preparation of sample 
procedure.  
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_0787_00_e.pdf