G/TBT/N/BDI/171  
G/TBT/N/RWA/562  
G/TBT/N/TZA/659  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1491  
1 November 2021  
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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, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA   
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;  
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fresh or 
chilled fish, n.e.s (HS 030289); Fish and fishery products (ICS 67.120.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 827: 
2021, Fresh and frozen whole fin fish — Specification, Second Edition (12 page(s), in 
Englis h) 
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for fresh and frozen whole fin fish 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; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
AOAC 952.13, Arsenic in food ― Silver diethyldibocarbamate method  
AOAC 972.23, Lead in fish ― Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method  
AOAC 973.34, Cadmium in food ― Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method  
AOAC 977.13, Histamine in sea food ― Fluoro metric method  
AOAC 983.20, Mercury (methyl) in fish and shellfish― Gas chromatographic method  
AOAC 2015.01, Heavy metals in food  
CAC/GL 50 -2004, General guideline on sampling  G/TBT/N/BDI/171, G/TBT/N/RWA/562, G/TBT/N/TZA/659, G/TBT/N/UGA/1491  
 
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  CAC/RCP 52 -2003, Code of practice for fish and fishery products  
CODEX STAN 192 -1995, General standard for food additives  
EAS 12, Drinking (potable water) — Specification  
EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Requirements  
EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry ― Code of practice  
ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms — Part 1: Colony -count technique at 30 degrees C by the pour plate 
technique  
ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detec tion of Salmonella spp.  
ISO 6888 (all parts), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species)  
ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal fee ding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most probable number 
technique  
ISO 7937, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of Clostridium perfringens — Colony -count technique  
ISO 11290 (all parts), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes  
ISO/TS 21872 (all parts), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizon tal 
method for the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp.  
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 [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) and Mr. Clavery Chausi  
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
 
Morogoro/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O Box 9524  
Dar Es Salaam  
 
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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