G/TBT/N/BDI/172  
G/TBT/N/RWA/563  
G/TBT/N/TZA/660  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1492  
1 November 2021  
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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, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA   
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;  
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 [   ], 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 fillets of other fish : (HS 03044); Fish and fishery products (ICS 67.120.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 830: 
2021, Frozen fish sticks (fish fingers), fish portions and fish fillets — Bread ed or in batter 
— Specification, First Edition 2021 (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for frozen fish sticks (fish fingers), fish portions and fish 
fillets – breaded or in batter, intended for human consumption  
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; Harmonization; Reducing 
trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
AOAC 952.13, Arsenic in food — Silver diethyldibocarbamate method  
AOAC 972.23, Lead in fish —– Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method  
AOAC 973.34, Cadmium in food — Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method  
AOAC 977.13, Histamine in sea food — Fluorometric method  
AOAC 983.20, Mercury (methyl) in fish and shellfish — Gas chromatographic method  G/TBT/N/BDI/172, G/TBT/N/RWA/563, G/TBT/N/TZA/660, G/TBT/N/UGA/1492  
 
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  AOAC 2015.01, Hea vy metals in food CAC/GL 50 -2004 General guideline on sampling  
CAC/RCP 52 -2003, Code of practice for fish and fishery products  
CODEX STAN 192 -1995, General standard for food additives  
EAS 12, Drinking (potable water) — Specification  
EAS 38, Labelling of pr e-packaged foods — Requirements  
FDEAS 827:2015, Fresh and frozen whole fin fish – Specification  
FDEAS 831:2015, Frozen fish fillets — specification  
ISO 4833 -1,Microbiology  of food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms — Part 1: Colony -count at 30 degrees C by the pour plate technique  
ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp.  
ISO 6888 (all parts), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species)  
ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal m ethod for the 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most probable number 
technique  
ISO 11290 (all parts), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes  
ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total contents of the 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High performance 
liquid chromatographic method  
ISO 21527 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stu ffs — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 1: Colony count technique in products with 
water activity greater than 0,95  
ISO/TS 21872 (all parts), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp.  
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  
 
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TZA/21_6906_00_e.pdf