G/TBT/N/MWI/243

15 April 2026

(26-2919)

Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

Original: English

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Agency responsible:

Malawi Bureau of Standards

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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 codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS (HS code(s): 07); Food technology (ICS code(s): 67)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): DMS 1385:2025 Sweet potato flour – Specification; (5 page(s), in English)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/TBT/MWI/26_02074_00_e.pdf

Director General

Malawi Bureau of Standards

P.O Box 946

Blantyre, Malawi

Tel: + 265 887376 444

Fax: + 265 1870 756

E-mail: info@mbsmw.org

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Description of content:

This draft Malawi standard specifies the requirements, sampling and methods of test for flour which is obtained from the processing of sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.)] intended 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; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade

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Relevant documents:

1. MS 19-1: Labeling of foods – General standard, Part 1: Prepackaged foods

2. MS 19-2: Labelling of foods – General standard, Part 2: Non-retail containers of food

3. MS 21: Food and food processing units – Code of hygienic conditions

4. MS 144-1: Agricultural food products – Determination of crude fibre content – General method

5. MS 145: Cereal and cereal products – Sampling

6. MS 149: Cereals, pulses and by-products – Determination of ash yield by incineration

7. MS 237: Food additives – General standard

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

9. MS 610-1: Cereal and cereal products – Determination of moisture content – Reference method

10. MS 1299: Spices and condiments – Determination of cold water-soluble extract

11. MS 1635: Fruit and vegetable products – Determination of pH

12. MS 1640: Fruit and vegetable products – Determination of soluble solids – Refractometric method

13. ISO 15914: Animal feeding stuffs – Enzymatic determination of total starch content

14. ISO 3588: Spices and condiments – Determination of degree of fineness of grinding – Hand sieving method (Reference method)

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

16. ISO 16050: Foodstuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products – High performance liquid chromatographic method

17. ISO 16649-2: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the enumeration of beta-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli Part 2: Colony-count technique at 44 oC using 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl beta-D-glucuronide

18. 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

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 14 June 2026

[X] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

Director General

Malawi Bureau of Standards

P.O Box 946

Blantyre, Malawi

Tel: + 265 887376 444

Fax: + 265 1870 756

E-mail: info@mbsmw.org