G/TBT/N/TZA/344  
25 November 2019  
(19-8048) 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 a nd 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):  Fruits and 
derived products (ICS 67.080.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1002: 
2019 Roasted cashew kernels — Specification (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for roasted cashew kernels obtained from nuts of cash ew 
tree (Anacardium occidentale, L) intended for human consumption  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Releva nt documents:   
• DEAS 1001:2019, Raw Cashew kernels – Specification  
• EAS 35, Fortified food grade salt —Specification  
• EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Specification  
• EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
• ISO 542, Oilseeds — Sampling  
• ISO 665, Oilseeds — Determination of moisture and volatile matter content  
• ISO 729, Oilseeds — Determination of acidity of oils  G/TBT/N/TZA/344  
 
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  • ISO 4831, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of coliforms -- Most probable number technique  
• ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonel la — 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 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  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 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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