G/TBT/N/TZA/1098  
30 January 2024  
(24-0694) Page: 1/3 
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  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel. No: +255 22 245 0298/+255 22 245 0206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz   
Telefax: +255 22 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://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 [X], 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):  Maize 
"corn" flour (HS code(s): 110220); Groats and meal of maize "corn" (HS code(s): 
110313); Cereals, pulses and derived products (ICS code(s): 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and la nguage(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 44: 2023, 
Milled maize (corn) products — Specification, Fifth Edition.  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (12 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for whole maize meal, granulated maize meal, sifted maize 
meal, maize grits and maize flour from the grains of common maize ( Zea mays L.) 
intended for human consumption.  
This standard does not apply to fortified milled maize (corn) products and maize grits 
intended for brewing, manufacturing of starch and any other industrial use.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer  information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant 
life or health; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barri ers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/TZA/1098  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. AOAC 965.22, Sorting corn grits sieving method modified  
2. CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food and 
feed 
3. EAS 2, Maize grains — Specification  
4. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
5. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
6. EAS 900, Cereals and pulses — Sampling  
7. EAS 901, Cereals and pulses — Test methods  
8. ISO 2171, Cereals, pulses and by -products — Determination of ash yield by incineration  
9. ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
10. ISO 6561 -1, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determina tion of cadmium 
content — Part 1: Method using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry  
11. ISO 6561 -2, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of cadmium 
content — Part 2: Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry.  
12. ISO 6 579-1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp  
13. ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of lead content 
— Flameless at omic absorption spectrometric method  
14. ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coagulase - positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) — Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parke r agar medium  
15. ISO 7305, Milled cereal products — Determination of fat acidity  
16. ISO 11085, Cereals, cereals -based products and animal feeding stuffs — 
Determination of crude fat and total fat content by the Randall extraction method  
17. 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 44 degrees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3- indolyl beta -D-glucuronide  
18. ISO 2 1527-2, 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 activity less than or equal to 0,95  
19. CODEX STAN 154:1985(Rev.1:1995), Standard fo r whole maize (corn) meal  
20. EAS 44:2017, Milled maize (corn) products — Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined and notified  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/TZA/1098  
 
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  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)  
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  
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