G/TBT/N/TZA/319  
23 October 2019  
(19-6968) 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 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):  Starch 
and derived products (ICS 67.180.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 989:2019 
Bee pollen — Specification (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for bee pollen intended for human consumption  
7. Objective and ra tionale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• AOAC  Official method 923.03 Ash in flour  
• AOAC Official method 985.16 for determination of Tin in canned foods — Atomic 
absorption spectrophotometric method  
• AOAC 999.11 Determination of Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, and Zinc in Foods  
• CAC/GL/50, General guideline s on sampling  
• EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged food -general requirement  
• EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drinks manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
• EAS 804, Claims on food — General requirements  
• EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requireme nts G/TBT/N/TZA/319  
 
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  • ISO 1666, Starch — Determination of moisture content — Oven-drying method  
• ISO 3947, Starch, native or modified determination of fat content  
• ISO 4833 -1 Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms — Part 1: Co lony count at 30 degrees C by the 
pour plate technique  
• ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection of salmonella spp  
• ISO 6634, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of arsenic 
content — Silver d iethyldithiocarbamate spectrophotometric method  
• ISO 6888 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus 
and other species) — Part 2: Technique using rabbi t plasma fibrinogen agar 
medium  
• ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most 
probable number technique  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 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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