G/TBT/N/BDI/309, G/TBT/N/KEN/1355  
G/TBT/N/RWA/750, G/TBT/N/TZA/873  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1720  
20 December 2022  
(22-9512) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
WTO - Internal  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):  Peptones 
and their derivatives; other protein substances and their derivatives, n.e.s.; hide powder , 
whether or not chromed (excl. organic or inorganic compounds of mercury whether or 
not chemically defined) (HS code(s): 3504); Cereals, pulses and derived products (ICS 
code(s): 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS801:2022, 
Soya protein products — Specification, Second Edition; (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements 
sampling and test methods for soya protein products intended for human co nsumption  
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:   
AOAC 972.25, Lead in Food, atomic absorption spectrophotometric method  
EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Specification  
EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
EAS 762, Dry soybeans — Specification  
EAS 799, Edible full fat soya flour — Specification  
EAS 803, Nutrition labelling requirements  G/TBT/N/BDI/309 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1355 • G/TBT/N/RWA/750 • G/TBT/N/TZA/873 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1720  
 
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  WTO - Internal  EAS 804, Claims — General requirements  
EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements  
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 stuffs — 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 Randall 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, Cereals and pulses — 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 
enumerat ion of yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count technique in products with 
water activity less than or equal to 0.95  
ISO 24333, Cereals, and cereal products — sampling  
ISO 24557, Pulses — Determination of moisture content — Air oven  
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  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/TZA/22_8722_00_e.pdf