Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Malawi - Crackers from marine and fresh fish, crustacean and molluscan shellfish

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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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 887376/444

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): 03); (ICS code(s): 67.120)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DMS 1436:2023, Crackers from marine and fresh fish, crustacean and molluscan shellfish – Specification; (7 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This draft Malawi standard specifies requirements for crackers, biscuits and other similar snacks prepared from marine and freshwater fish, crustacean and molluscan shellfish. It does not include artificially flavoured crackers.

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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 115: Frozen fish – Specification

4._    MS 188: Edible salt – Specification

5._    MS 214: Drinking water – Specification;

6._    MS 237: Food additives – General Standard

7._    MS 302: Contaminants and toxins in foods and feed – General standard

8._    MS 624: Nutrition labelling – Guidelines

9._    MS 625: Nutrition claims – Guidelines

10.MS 770: Fresh fish –Specification

11.MS 790: Code of practice for fish and fishery products

12.MS 1974: Fish powder – Specification

13.ISO 4833: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms – Colony-count technique at 30 degrees

14.ISO 6579: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella spp.

15.ISO 6888: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species)

16.ISO 7251: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most probable number technique

17.ISO 7937: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens – Colony-count technique

18.ISO 11290: Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp.

19.ISO 21872-1: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the detection of potentially

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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 887376/444

Fax: +265 1 870 756

Email: info@mbsmw.org