G/TBT/N/BDI/286, G/TBT/N/KEN/1320  
G/TBT/N/RWA/720, G/TBT/N/TZA/839  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1694  
9 November 2022  
(22-8380) 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):  Fruits, 
vegetables and derived products in general (ICS cod e(s): 67.080.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1106: 
2022, Banana flour — Specification, First Edition; (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampl ing 
and test methods for green/unripe banana and plantains flour intended for human 
consumption or for other use in the food industry.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Codex Stan 192, General standard for food additives Codex Stan 193, General 
Standard for contaminants in food  
• EAS 12, Potable water — Specification  
• EAS 38, Labelling for pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
• EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
• EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
• EAS 804, Claims on food — Requirements  G/TBT/N/BDI/286 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1320 • G/TBT/N/RWA/720 • G/TBT/N/TZA/839 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1694  
 
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  • EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements  
• EAS 900, Cereal and Pulses – Sampling  
• EAS 901, Cereal and Pulses - Test methods  
• ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the 
pour plate technique  
• ISO 4833 -2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms — Part 2: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the 
surface plating technique  
• 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 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal metho ds for detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: 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 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration ofyeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count technique in 
products with water activity less 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 [ ] 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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