G/TBT/N/BDI/376, G/TBT/N/KEN/1456  
G/TBT/N/RWA/888, G/TBT/N/TZA/990  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1793  
23 June 2023  
(23-4313) 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 (TBS)  
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 [  ], 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):  Natural 
honey. (HS code(s): 0409); Sugar and sugar products (ICS code(s): 67.180.10)  
5. Title, num ber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1149: 
2023, Industrial honey — Specification, First Edition; (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test met hods for honey produced by honeybees of genus Apis used as a 
raw material for industrial purposes but not for direct 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; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
AOAC 920.181, Ash of honey  
AOAC, 920.183, Sugars (reducing) in honey  
AOAC 920.184, Sucrose in honey  
AOAC 958.09, Determination of diastase activity  
AOAC 962.19, Determination of acidity (free, lactone, and total). Titrimetric method  
AOAC 969.38b, Determination of moisture content  
AOAC 980.23, Determination of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content  G/TBT/N/BDI/376 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1456 • G/TBT/N/RWA/888 • G/TBT/N/TZA/990 • 
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  EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Specification  
EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
CAC/GL 50, General guidelines on sampling  
ISO 4831, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of coliforms — Most probable number technique  
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  
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  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/TZA/23_10519_00_e.pdf