G/TBT/N/BDI/292  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1327  
G/TBT/N/RWA/729  
G/TBT/N/TZA/850  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1701  
17 November  2022 
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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 [  ], 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):  - Tomato 
ketchup and other tomato sauces (HS code(s): 210320); Fruits. Vegetables (ICS code(s): 
67.080) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1109:2022,  Fruit and vegetable ketchup — Specification, First Edition; (14 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This East African Standard specifies the requirements , sampling 
and test methods for fruit and/or vegetable ketchup intended for human consumption as 
condiment and ingredient for food. This standard does not apply to tomato ketchup as it 
is covered in EAS 66 -2 
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 Official Method 999.11, Lead, Cadmium, Cop per, Iron, and Zinc in Foods 
Atomic Absorption  
• ISO 3310 (all parts), Test sieves — Technical requirements and testing  G/TBT/N/BDI/292, G/TBT/N/KEN/1327, G/TBT/N/RWA/729, G/TBT/N/TZA/850, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1701  
 
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  • ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of micro -organisms —Part 1: Colony -count at 30 °C — Pour plate 
technique  
• Codex Stan 192,, General standard for food additives  
• EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry  
• EAS 35, Fortified food grade salt — Specification ISO 763, Fruit and Vegetable 
Products — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
• ISO 874, Fresh fruits and vegetables — Sampling  
• ISO 1842, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of pH ISO 2173, Fruit 
and vegetable products — Determination of soluble solids — Refractometric 
metho d 
• ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp  
• ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detectio n and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli - Most probable 
number technique  
• ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs —Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of betaglucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli — Part 2: 
Colony - count tec hnique at 44 degrees C using 5 -bromo -4- chloro -3-indolyl beta -
D-glucuronide  
• 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 act ivity less than or equal to 0.95  
• EAS 38, Labelling for prepacked foods — General requirements  
• EAS 39, Hygiene in the in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of 
practice  
• ISO 6561 -2, Fruits, vegetables and derived products -- Determination of cad mium 
content -- Part 2: Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry  
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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