G/TBT/N/TZA/612  
9 June 2021  
(21-4704) 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  
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):  Fruits, 
vegetables and derived products in general (ICS 67.080.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1059: 
2021 Processed edible cultivated edible mushrooms — Specification (8 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East Africa Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for processed cultivated edible mushrooms intended for 
human consumption or for other use in the food industry.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urge nt problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
CODEX STAN 192, Food — Permitted food additives — Schedule  
EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
ISO 948, Spices and condiments — Sampling  
ISO 2447, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of tin  
ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30 d egrees C by the pour plate technique  
ISO 4833 -2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms — Part 2: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the surface plating 
technique  
ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived produ cts — Determination of lead content — 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal methods for the 
detection of Salmonella spp.  
ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding s tuffs — Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli — Part 2: Colony -count 
technique at 44 degrees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -D-glucuronide  G/TBT/N/TZA/612  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  August 2021  
Proposed date of e ntry into force:  6 months from adoption  
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  
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