G/TBT/N/BDI/287, G/TBT/N/KEN/1321  
G/TBT/N/RWA/721, G/TBT/N/TZA/840  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1695  
9 November 2022  
(22-8382) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
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 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Non-
alcoholic beverages (ICS code(s): 67.160.20)  
5. Title,  number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 948: 
2022, Fruit juices, puree, pulp and nectars — Specification, Second Edition; (25 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East Africa Standard specifies requirements, s ampling 
and test methods for fruit juices, pulp, nectars and fruit puree and concentrated fruit 
puree intended for direct human consumption or for further processing.  
This standard also applies to the following fruit juices  
a) concentrated fruit juices;  
b) Fruit juice from concentrate;  
c) Water extracted fruit juice;  
d) Dehydrated fruit juice; and  
e) Powdered fruit juice.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protect ion of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/BDI/287 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1321 • G/TBT/N/RWA/721 • G/TBT/N/TZA/840 • 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives EAS 12, Potable water — 
Specification  
• EAS 38, Labelling for pre-packaged foods — General requirements  
• EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
• EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
• EAS 804, Claims on food — Requirements  
• EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements  
• ISO 763, Fruits and vegetable products — Determination of ash insoluble in 
hydrochloric acid  
• ISO 2172, Fruit juice — Determination of solids content — Pyknometric method  
• ISO 2173, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of soluble solids — 
Refractometric method  
• ISO 2448, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of ethanol content  
• ISO 4833 -2, Methods for the microbiological examination of foods ─ Part 2: 
General Guidance for theEnumeration of Micro -Organisms -Colony Count 
Technique at 30  °C 
• ISO 2173, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of soluble solids — 
Refractometric method  
• ISO 5522, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of total 
sulphur dioxide content  
• ISO 5523, Liquid fruit and vegetable products — Determin ation of sulphur dioxide 
content — (Routine method)  
• ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of lead 
content — Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
• ISO 6634, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of ar senic 
content — Silver diethyldithiocarbamate spectrophotometric method  
• ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most 
probable number technique  
• ISO 2152 7-2, 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  
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  G/TBT/N/BDI/287 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1321 • G/TBT/N/RWA/721 • G/TBT/N/TZA/840 • 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Contact person(s):  
Ms. Bahati Samillani (NEP officer) and Mr. Clavery Chausi  
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
Morogoro/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O Box 9524  
Dar Es Salaam  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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