G/SPS/N/BDI/83, G/SPS/N/KEN/250  
G/SPS/N/RWA/76, G/SPS/N/TZA/318  
G/SPS/N/UGA/302  
 
11 January 2024  
(24-0228) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Insects (HS code(s): 01064); Animal produce in general 
(ICS code(s): 67.120.01)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  DEAS 1186: 2023, Edible insects — Specification, 
First edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TZA/24_00321_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for dried whole edible insect and its powder intended for 
human consumption.  
Note: This Draft African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commissi on (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BDI/83 • G/SPS/N/KEN/250 • G/SPS/N/RWA/76 • G/SPS/N/TZA/318 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/302  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. AOAC 971.21, Mercury in Food Flameless Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric 
method  
2. ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count techniq ue in products 
with water activity less than or equal to 0.95  
3. ISO 10272 -1, Microbiology of the food chain Horizontal method for detection and 
enumeration of Campylobacter spp. Part 1: Detection method  
4. ISO 22964, Microbiology of the food chain Horizontal me thod for the detection of 
Cronobacter spp. 
5. ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp. – Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium – 
Amendment 1: Inclusion of precision data  
6. 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 rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar medium  
7. ISO 6888 -1, Micr obiology of the food chain Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
coagulase -positive staphylococci ( Staphylococcus aureus  and other species) Part 1: 
Method using Baird -Parker agar medium  
8. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
9. EAS 39, Code of Hygiene Practice for Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry  
10. EAS 804, Claims – General Requirements  
11. EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims – Requirements  
12. ISO 1442, Meat and meat products – Determination of moisture content (Reference 
method)  
13. CX/GL 50, General Guidelines on Sampling  
14. ISO 21527 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 1: Colony count technique in products 
with water activity greater than 0.95  
15. AOAC 972.2 5, Lead in food. Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method  
16. AOAC 952.13, Arsenic in food — Silver diethyldithiocarbamate method  
17. TZS 3184, Edible insects – Specifications  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined and notified.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 March 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail ad dress (if 
available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P.O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298  
 +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  G/SPS/N/BDI/83  • G/SPS/N/KEN/250 • G/SPS/N/RWA/76  • G/SPS/N/TZA/318 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/302  
 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P.O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298  
 +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz