G/TBT/N/BDI/308, G/TBT/N/KEN/1354  
G/TBT/N/RWA/749, G/TBT/N/TZA/872  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1719  
20 December 2022  
(22-9511) 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:  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):  Protein 
concentrates and textured protein substances (HS code(s): 210610); Cereals, pulses and 
derived products (ICS code(s): 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 802:2022, 
Textured soya protein products — Specification, Second Edition; (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East Afri can Standard specifies the requirements 
sampling and test methods for textured soya protein products intended for human 
consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• CAC/GL 1, General guidelines on claims  
• CAC/GL 23, Guidelines for use of nutrition and health claim s 
• EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Specification  
• EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
• EAS 803, Nutrition labelling requirements  
• EAS 804, Claims — General requirements  G/TBT/N/BDI/308 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1354 • G/TBT/N/RWA/749 • G/TBT/N/TZA/872 • 
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  • EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements  
• EAS 762, Dry soybeans — Specification  
• EAS 799, Edible full fat soya flour — Specification  
• EAS 801, Soya protein products — Specification  
• ISO 2171, Cereals, pulses and by -products — Determination of ash yield by 
incineration  
• ISO 5498, Agricultural food products — Determination of crude fibre content — 
General method  
• ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection of Salmonella spp  
• ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stu ffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most 
probable number technique  
• ISO 11085, Cereals, cereals -based products and animal feeding stuffs — 
Determination of crude fat and total fat content by the Randal l extraction method  
• ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High-
performance liquid chromatographic method  
• ISO 20483, Determination of the nitrogen  content and calculation of the crude 
protein content — Kjeldahl method  
• ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feedstuffs — Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count technique in 
products with water activity le ss 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  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] 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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