G/SPS/N/BDI/88  
G/SPS/N/KEN/255  
G/SPS/N/RWA/81  
G/SPS/N/TZA/323  
G/SPS/N/UGA/307  
11 January 2024  
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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 (TBS)  
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):  Fresh or chilled edible offal of bovine animals (HS code(s): 020610); 
Of bovine animals, frozen: (HS code(s): 02062); Fresh or chilled edible offal of swine 
(HS code(s): 020630); Frozen edible livers of swine (HS code(s): 020641); Fresh or chilled 
edible offal of sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules and hinnies (HS code(s): 020680); 
Frozen edible offal of sheep, goats, horses, as ses, mules and hinnies (HS code(s): 
020690); Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus: (HS code(s): 02071); Of turkeys: 
(HS code(s): 02072); Of ducks: (HS code(s): 02074); Fresh or chilled domestic geese, not 
cut in pieces (HS code(s): 020751); Frozen dom estic geese, not cut in pieces (HS code(s): 
020752); Fatty livers of domestic geese, fresh or chilled (HS code(s): 020753); Frozen 
cuts and edible offal of domestic geese (HS code(s): 020755); Meat and edible offal of 
domestic guinea fowls, fresh, chilled or frozen (HS code(s): 020760); Meat and edible offal 
of rabbits, hares, pigeons and other animals, fresh, chilled or frozen (excl. of bovine 
animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules, hinnies, poultry "fowls of the species 
Gallus domesticus", duc ks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls) (HS code(s): 0208); Meat 
and meat products (ICS code(s): 67.120.10)  
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 1187: 2023, Edible offal — Specification, 
First edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TZA/24_00392_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for edible offal 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 Commission (e.g.  title or serial  number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic G/SPS/N/BDI/88 • G/SPS/N/KEN/255 • G/SPS/N/RWA/81 • G/SPS/N/TZA/323 • 
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  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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. CAC/MRL 2, Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs in Food  
2. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods  
3. ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli  — Part 2: Colony -
count technique at 44 degrees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -D-glucuronide  
4. ISO 688 8-1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci ( Staphylococcus aureus  and other 
species) — Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium  
5. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of food an d animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella spp. 
6. ISO 11290 – 1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection 
and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria spp. - Part 1: Detection 
metho d 
7. CAC/RCP 58 -2005, Codex code of hygienic practice for meat  
8. ISO 17604, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Carcass sampling  
9. ISO 16654, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 
10. CX/RCP 41, Recommended International code for ante -mortem and post -mortem 
inspection of slaughter animals and for ante -mortem and post -mortem judgement of 
slaughter animals and meat  
11. ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the  enumeration 
of microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30 °C by the pour plate technique  
12. AOAC 972.25, Lead in Food — Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Method  
13. EAS 955: 2020, Production of packaged meat products - Hygienic requirements  
14. FDEAS 1138:2023, Design and operation of Slaughterhouse – Requirements  
15. ISO 10272 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for detection and 
enumeration of Campylobacter spp. — Part 1: Detection method  
16. TZS 3183: 2021, Edible offal – Specification  
(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   G/SPS/N/BDI/88 • G/SPS/N/KEN/255 • G/SPS/N/RWA/81 • G/SPS/N/TZA/323 • 
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  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 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) 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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) 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz