G/TBT/N/TZA/421  
6 April 2020  
(20-2720) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email:  nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbe rs, 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Processes 
in the food industry (ICS 67.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified  document:  DEAS 1023: 
2019 Food fortification premix and fortificants — Specification (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for food fortification premix a nd fortificants intended for use in 
wheat flour, maize flour, composite flour, blended flour, sugar, salt, fat spreads and edible 
fats and oils.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, la belling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
• EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
• EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
• ISO 20633, Infant formula and adult nutritionals — Determination of vitamin E and 
vitamin A by normal phase high performance liquid chromatography  
• AOAC 2015.002, Standard Method Performance RequirementsSM (SMPRs) f or Total 
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) in Infant and Adult/Pediatric Nutritional Formula  G/TBT/N/TZA/421  
 
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  • AOAC 2015.003, Standard Method Performance RequirementsSM (SMPRs) for Total 
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) in Infant and Adult/Pediatric Nutritional Formula  
• AOAC 2015.004, Standard Method Performance RequirementsSM (SMPRs) for Total 
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) in Infant and Adult/Pediatric Nutritional Formula  
• AOAC 961.15, Method modification for liquid chromatographic determination of 
thiamine, riboflavin, and pyridox ine in medical foods.  
• AOAC 2004.05, AOAC Official Method 2004.05 Total Folates in Cereal  
• AOAC 952.20, Cobalamin (Vitamin B12 Activity) in vitamin preparations ― 
Microbiological methods  
• ISO 6869, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of the contents of calc ium, copper, 
iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium and zinc — Method using atomic 
absorption spectrometry  
• AOAC 960.45, Vitamin A in margarine. Spectrophotometric met  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as a mandatory by the Minister for 
Industry, Trade and Investment  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
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