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Notifying Member: MALAWI

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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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

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): (HS code(s): 1107); (ICS code(s): 67.140.30)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DMS 2067:2024, Malt-based cocoa products – Specification

; (5 page(s), in English)

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Description of content:

This draft Malawi standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for malt-based cocoa products presented as powders and granules for human consumption.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade

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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 188: Edible salt – Specification

4._    MS 202: Fortified white sugar – Specification

5._    MS 203: Glucose syrup – Specification

6._    MS 205: Icing sugar – Specification

7._    MS 237: Food additives – General standard

8._    MS 302: Contaminants and toxins in food and feed – General standard

9._    MS 366: Honey – Specification

10._  MS 1446: Cocoa powder and cocoa powder mixtures – Specification

11._  MS 1510: Tea – Determination of acid-insoluble ash

12._  ISO 2171: Cereals, pulses and by-products – Determination of ash yield by incineration

13._  ISO 4831: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of coliforms

14._  ISO 7251: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli

15._  ISO 6579-1: Microbiology of the food chain Horizontal method for the detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.

16._  ISO 6888-3: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) Part 3: Detection and MPN technique for low numbers

17._  ISO 15141: Cereals and cereal products Determination of ochratoxin A - High performance liquid chromatographic method with immunoaffinity column cleanup and fluorescence detection

18._  ISO 16050: 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

19._  ISO 21527-2: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs Horizontal method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds Part 2: Colony count technique in products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95

20._  AOAC 931.04: Loss on drying (moisture) in cacao products – Gravimetric method

21._  AOAC 970.21: pH of cacao products. Potentiometric method

22._  CXG 50: General guidelines on sampling

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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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