G/TBT/N/BDI/322 , G/TBT/N/KEN/1384  
G/TBT/N/RWA/825 ,G/TBT/N/TZA/896  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1736  
23 February  2023 
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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:   
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
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):  (HS 
code(s): 10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS  1127: 
2023, Ready to use therapeutic foods — Specification; (9 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for Ready to use therapeutic foods (ready to eat food for 
people with severe and acute malnutrition from age of 6 months and above)  
This standard does not apply to therapeutic milk, vitamin and mineral food supplements.  
7. 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; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade; Cost savin g and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. AFDC 6(3869)P1 Determination of Vitamin B2  
2. AFDC 6(3870)P1 Determination of Vitamin B6  
3. AFDC 6(3871)P1 Determination of Vitamin K  
4. AFDC 6(3872)P1 Determination of Biotin  
5. AFDC 6(3873)P1 Determination of Pantothenic acid  G/TBT/N/BDI/322 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1384 • G/TBT/N/RWA/825 • G/TBT/N/TZA/896 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1736  
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  6. AFDC 6(3874)P1 Determination of Niacin  
7. AFDC 6(3875 Part 1)P2 Determination of cadmium content (ISO 6561 -1:2005) 
by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry  
8. AFDC 6(3875 Part 2)P2Determination of cadmium content (ISO 6561-2:2005) by 
flame atomic absorption spectrometry  
9. CAC/GL10 – 2008 - Advisory list of mineral salts and vitamin compounds for use 
in foods for infants and children.  
10. TZS 109:1981 - Food processing units – code of hygiene  
11. TZS 118:2007 - Microbiology of food  and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for enumeration of micro – organisms – Colony count technique at 30ºc  
12. TZS 122:2007 – Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection of salmonella spp.  
13. TZS 125:2002 - Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for enumeration of coagulase – positive staphylococci(staphylococcus 
aureus and other species)  
14. TZS 131:2006 - Microbiology - General guidance for enumeration of yeast and 
moulds – Colony co unt technique at 25ºc.  
15. TZS 1483:2012 Infant formula -determination of total folates content by 
microbiological method  
16. TZS 1485:2012 Infant formula determination of mineral content by atomic 
absorption spectrophotometric method  
17. TZS 1486:2012 Infant formula -determination of phosphorus content by 
spectrophotometric method  
18. TZS 1501:2012 Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of Mercury Content –
Flameless Atomic Absorption Method  
19. TZS 1505:2012 Milk based infant formula -determination of iodide content by ion 
select ive electrode method  
20. TZS 1509:2012 Milk based infant formula -determination of thiamine content by 
fluorometric method  
21. TZS 184: 1984 Food processing units – Infant and child food – General hygiene 
requirements  
22. TZS 268: 1986 General atomic absorption – Spect ro - Photometric method for 
determination of lead in food stuffs  
23. TZS 269: 1986 General method for estimation of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) in food 
and foodstuffs  
24. TZS 288 (Part 2):2011 Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Analysis by Gas 
Chromatography of me thyl esters of fatty acids  
25. TZS 4:2009 - Rounding off numerical values  
26. TZS 528: 1992 General routine for determination of Vitamin A (Retinol) in food 
and foodstuffs  
27. TZS 538: 1999 Packaging and labeling of foods  
28. TZS 636:2002 General method for determination of Vitamin D in food and 
foodstuffs  
29. TZS 731:2007 / ISO 7251:2005 – Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs – 
Horizontal method for detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia Coli 
– Most Probable Number Technique  
30. TZS 76 :2010 General method for Determination of Arsenic silver 
diethyldithiocarmate photometric method  G/TBT/N/BDI/322 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1384 • G/TBT/N/RWA/825 • G/TBT/N/TZA/896 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1736  
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  31. TZS 799: 2004 Agricultural food products – Determination of aflatoxins  
32. TZS 844:2006 Peanut butter – specification  
33. TZS 852(Part 1):2005 - Microbiology of f ood and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for detection and enumeration of listeria monocytogenes - Detection 
method (Identical to ISO 11290 -1) 
34. TZS 852(Part 2):2005 - Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for detection a nd enumeration of listeria monocytogenes - Enumeration 
method (Identical to ISO 11290 -2) 
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  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
Toll Free: 3250  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
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