WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/BWA/1
27November 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-5016)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BOTSWANA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved: Ministry ofHealth, Community Health
Services Division
2. Agency responsible: National Food Control Board
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Infant formula
andfollow-up formula, manufactured, sold, distributed orimported intoBotswana
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Food Control Act,1993 -Draft
Regulations (DPR-8) -Infant Formula andFollow-Up Formula Regulations, 1996 (15
pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Theproposed Draft Regulations layouttheprovisions for
theprocessing andmanufacture ofdomestic orimported infant and/or follow-up
formula interms of:composition; energy andcarbohydrates; protein andfatcontent;
quality; nutritional value; allowed levels ofvitamins, minerals andother ingredients;
consistency andparticle size;packaging andlabelling requirements. (Notified under
TBTAgreement).
Thepresent document further prohibits ionizing radiations; establishes themaximum
permitted levels offoodadditives andnitrates (contained inwater during the
manufacuring process); andrequires theend-products tobefreefrom residues of
hormones, antibiotics, contaminants oranypathogenic micro-organisms (such asE-Coli
orSalmonella )inamounts which maypresent arisktobabies 'health. (Notified under
SPSAgreement)
6. Objective andrationale:
1.Tomeetbabies 'nutritional needs withappropriate substitutes tohuman milk, when
breastfeeding isnotpossible (notified under TBTAgreement);
2.Toprotect human health (notified under SPSAgreement)
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7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
TheFAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius
Commission Standard No:72-1981 andNo:156-1987 havebeenourmajor
reference, withminor deviations onsome additives andprohibitions suchasionizing
radiations, limitfornitrates inwater usedforprocessing.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Thedraftisavailable
onlyinEnglish.
9. Proposed date ofadoption: March 1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: January 1998
11. Final date forcomments: 15December 1996
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: Chief Health Officer, Community
Health Services Division, Private Bag00269, Gaborone, Botswana. Tel:374351;
Fax: 374354
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Chief Health Officer
Community Health Services Division
Private Bag00269
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: 374351
Fax: 374354