G/TBT/N/BDI/444, G/TBT/N/KEN/1549  
G/TBT/N/RWA/979, G/TBT/N/TZA/1080  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1894  
10 January 2024  
(24-0223) 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  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel. No: +255 22 245 0298/+255 22 245 0206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz   
Telefax: +255 22 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://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 [X], 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):  - Insects : 
(HS code(s): 01064); Animal produce in general (ICS code(s): 67.120.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1186: 
2023, Edible insects — Specification, First edition.  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (14 
page(s), in English)  
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.  
7. Obje ctive and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant 
life or health; P rotection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. AOAC 971.21, Mercury in Food Flameless Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric 
method  G/TBT/N/BDI/444 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1549 • G/TBT/N/RWA/979 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1080 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1894  
 
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  2. ISO 21527 -2 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count technique in 
products with water activity less than or equal to 0,95  
3. ISO 10272 -1 Microb iology 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 method for the detection of 
Cronobacter spp.  
5. ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and anim al 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 e numeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus 
and other species) – Part 2: Technique using rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar 
medium  
7. ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of the food chain Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive s taphylococci (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 fe eding 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 972.25, Lead in food. Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method  
16. AOAC 952.13, Arsenic in food  — Silver diethyldithiocarbamate method  
17. TZS 3184, Edible insects – Specifications  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined and notified  
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 [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Contact person(s):  
Ms. Bahati Samillani (NEP officer)  
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  
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