G/TBT/N/TZA/237  
 
22 February 2019  
(19-1028) 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: TANZANIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2  and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Tanzania Bureau of Standard MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, 
Ubungo P .O. BOX 9524 Tel: +255 222450206; Email: info@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): Meat and 
meat products (ICS 67.120.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 26:2019 
Canned corned beef - Specification (4 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, methods 
of tests and sampling for canned corned b eef products  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
CAC/GL 50, General guidelines on sampling  
CAC/RCP 58, Code of hygienic practice for meat  
EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry - Code of practice  
ISO 7937, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of Clostridium perfring ens - Colony -count technique  
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  
AOAC 950.46, Method for analysis of moisture in meat  
AOAC 960.39, Method for analysis of fat in meat  
AOAC 992.15, Method for analysis of crude protein in meat and meat products  
AOAC 920.153, Method for analysis of ash in meat and meat products  
AOAC 985.16, Method for analysis for tin in canned foods  G/TBT/N/TZA/237  
 
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  ISO 17294 -2, Method f or analysis of water quality (elements)  
CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
CODEX STAN 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - Specification  
ISO 17294 -2, Water quality - Application of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry 
(ICP-MS) - Part 2: Determination of 62 elements  
ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of lead content - 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
ISO 5961, Water  quality - Determination of cadmium by atomic absorption spectrometry  
ISO 6637, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of mercury content - 
Flameless atomic absorption method   
9. Proposed date of adoption: July 2019  
Proposed date of entry  into force:  Upon declaration as a mandatory by the Minister for 
Industry, Trade and Investment  
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:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standard  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
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