G/TBT/N/TZA/145  
 
15 March 2018  
(18-1591) 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 Standards  
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): Animal 
feeding stuffs (ICS 65.120).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 902:2017 
Compounded Fish feeds — Specification (18 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements and 
method of sampling and t est for compounded fish feeds used in aquaculture and it applies 
to tilapia and catfish feeds.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Protection of animal or plant life or he alth; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Tanzania Government Gazette  
 ISO 5983 -1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of nitrogen content and 
calculation of crude protein content — Part 1: Kjeldahl method  
 ISO 5983 -2, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of nitrogen content and 
calculation of crude protein content — Part 2: Block digestion/steam distillation 
method  
 ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric 
acid 
 ISO 6490 -1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determi nation of calcium content — Part 1: 
Titrimetric method  
 ISO 6491, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of phosphorus content — 
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   ISO 6492, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of fat content  
 ISO 6496, Animal feeding stuffs — Determinati on of moisture and other volatile 
matter content  
 ISO 6497, Animal feeding stuffs — Sampling  
 ISO 6498, Animal feeding stuffs — Preparation of test samples  
 ISO 6651,  Animal feeding stuffs — Semi-quantitative determination of aflatoxin 
B1— Thin-layer chromatographic method  
 ISO 6654, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of urea content  
 ISO 6865, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of crude fibre content — Method 
with intermediate filtration  
 ISO 6866, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of free and total gossypol  
 ISO 6869,  Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of the contents of calcium, 
copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium and zinc — Method 
using atomic absorption spectrometry  
 ISO 9831, Animal feeding stuffs, animal products, and fa eces or urine — 
Determination of gross calorific value — Bomb calorimeter method  
 ISO 13903, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of amino acids content  
 ISO 14565, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of vitamin A content — Method 
using high -performance l iquid chromatography  
 ISO 14718,  Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B 1content of mixed 
feeding stuffs — Method using high -performance liquid chromatography  
 ISO 17375, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B 1  
9. Proposed date of adoption: August 2018  
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 Standards  
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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