G/TBT/N/BDI/199  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1190  
G/TBT/N/RWA/590  
G/TBT/N/TZA/687  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1530  
21 December 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, 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Coriander 
seeds, neither crushed nor ground (HS 090921); Spices and condiments (ICS 67.220.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1077: 
2021, Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) whole or ground (powdered) —
Specificatio n,First Edition (9 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for coriander seed (Coriandrum sativum L.), in the whole and 
ground (powdered) forms intended for human c onsumption  
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:   
Codex online guideline for pesticide residues in food  
CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements EAS 39, Hygiene in the 
food and  drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
EAS 804, Claims — General requirements  G/TBT/N/BDI/199, G/TBT/N/KEN/1190, G/TBT/N/RWA/590, G/TBT/N/TZA/687, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1530  
 
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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 oC by the pour plate technique ISO 5498, 
Agricultural food products — Determination of crude fibre content — General method  
ISO 6571, Spices, condiments and herbs — Determination of volatile oil content 
(hydrodistilation method)  
ISO 6579 (all parts),  Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of salmonella  
ISO 16050, Food stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflatoxin 
B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived produc ts — High-perfomance liquid 
chromatographic method  
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 44ºC using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3- indolyl beta –D-glucuronide  
ISO 927, Spices and condiments — Determination of extraneous matter content ISO 928, 
Spices and condiments — Determination of total ash  
ISO 930, Spices and condiments — Determination of acid -insoluble ash  
ISO 939, Spices and condiments — Determination of moisture content — Entrainment 
method  
ISO 948, Spices and condiments — Sampling  
ISO 1208, Spices and condiments — Determination of filth  
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  
https://members.wto.org/crnatta chments/2021/TBT/TZA/21_7947_00_e.pdf