G/TBT/N/BDI/291 , G/TBT/N/KEN/1326 , 
G/TBT/N/RWA/728 , G/TBT/N/TZA/849  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1700  
17 November 2022  
(22-8591) 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):  - Potatoes 
(HS code(s): 200520); Fruits. Vegetables (ICS code(s): 67.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1108:2022, Fruits chips and crisps — Specification, First Edition; (11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling 
and test methods for fruit ch ips and crisps prepared by either deep frying or baking 
offered for direct consumption or for further processing. It does not apply to dried fruits 
or crisps which have been produced by drying processes for which other standards apply.  
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:   
• Codex St an 192, General standard for food additives  
• EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
• EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry  
• EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
• EAS 804, Claims on food — Requirements  
• EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements  G/TBT/N/BDI/291  • G/TBT/N/KEN/1326  • G/TBT/N/RWA/728  • G/TBT/ N/TZA/849  • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1700  
 
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  • 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  
• ISO 763, Fruit and Vegetable Products - Determination of ash insoluble in 
hydrochloric acid  
• ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of lead 
content — Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
• ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most 
probable number technique  
• ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts a nd 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  
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