G/TBT/N/BDI/449, G/TBT/N/KEN/1554  
G/TBT/N/RWA/984, G/TBT/N/TZA/1085  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1899  
10 January 2024  
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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:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel. No: +255 22 245 0298/+255 22 245 0206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz   
Telefax: +255 22 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://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 [X], 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):  Fresh or 
chilled edible offal of bovine animals (HS code(s): 020610); Frozen edible bovine tongues 
(HS code(s): 020621); Frozen edible bovine livers (HS code(s): 020622); Fresh or chilled 
edible offal of swine (HS code(s): 020630); Frozen edible livers of swine (HS  code(s): 
020641); Fresh or chilled edible offal of sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules and hinnies 
(HS code(s): 020680); Frozen edible offal of sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules and 
hinnies (HS code(s): 020690); - Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus : (HS code(s): 
02071); - Of turkeys: (HS code(s): 02072); - Of ducks: (HS code(s): 02074); Fresh or 
chilled domestic geese, not cut in pieces (HS code(s): 020751); Frozen domestic geese, 
not cut in pieces (HS code(s): 020752); Fatty livers of domestic gees e, fresh or chilled 
(HS code(s): 020753); Frozen cuts and edible offal of domestic geese (HS code(s): 
020755); Meat and edible offal of domestic guinea fowls, fresh, chilled or frozen (HS 
code(s): 020760); Meat and edible offal of rabbits, hares, pigeons a nd other animals, 
fresh, chilled or frozen (excl. of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, 
mules, hinnies, poultry "fowls of the species Gallus domesticus", ducks, geese, turkeys 
and guinea fowls) (HS code(s): 0208); Meat and meat products (I CS code(s): 67.120.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1187: 
2023, Edible offal — Specification, First edition.  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (14 
page(s), in English)  G/TBT/N/BDI/449 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1554 • G/TBT/N/RWA/984 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1085 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1899  
 
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  6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for edible offal intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applica ble: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant 
life or health; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducin g trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. CAC/MRL 2, Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs in Food  
2. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods  
3. ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs -— Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli — 
Part 2: Colony -count technique at 44 degrees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl 
beta-D-glucuronide.  
4. ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal  feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus 
and other species) — Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium.  
5. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizonta l method 
for the detection of Salmonella spp.  
6. ISO 11290 – 1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria spp. -- 
Part 1: Detection method  
7. CAC/RCP 58 -2005, Codex code of h ygienic practice for meat.  
8. ISO 17604, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - carcass sampling  
9. ISO 16654, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection of Escherichia coli 0157:H7  
10. CX/RCP 41, Recommended Interna tional code for ante -mortem and post -mortem 
inspection of slaughter animals and for ante -mortem and post -mortem judgement 
of slaughter animals and meat  
11. ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms —Part 1: Colony count at 30 °C by the pour plate 
technique  
12. AOAC 972.25, Lead in Food — Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Method  
13. EAS 955: 2020, Production of packaged meat products - Hygienic requirements  
14. FDEAS 1138:2023 Design and operation of Slaughterhou se – requirements  
15. ISO 10272 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for detection 
and enumeration of Campylobacter spp. — Part 1: Detection method  
16. TZS 3183: 2021, Edible offal – Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined and notified  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/BDI/449 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1554 • G/TBT/N/RWA/984 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1085 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1899  
 
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  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)  
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  
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