G/TBT/N/TZA/619  
20 August 2021  
(21-6313) 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):  Meat of 
sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen (HS 0204); Meat and meat products (ICS 
67.120.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 84 -2:2021 
Meat grades and meat cuts ― Specification — Part 2: Ovine (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies methods of grading 
and grades of lamb and mutton, quality requirements, safety requirement and methods 
of sampling and test for lamb and mutton carcasses and cuts meant for human 
consumptio n 
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:   
• EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry - Code of 
practice.  
• ISO 22000, Food safety management systems - Requirements for any 
organization in the food chain.   
• EAS 151, Hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP).  
• CAC/MRL 2, Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs i n Food  
• EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods  
• ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coliforms — Colony -count technique.  
• ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs -— Horizonta l 
method for the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli — 
Part 2: Colony -count technique at 44 degrees C using 5bromo -4-chloro -3-
indolyl beta -D-glucuronide.  G/TBT/N/TZA/619  
 
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  • 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 -
Parker agar medium.  
• ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection of Salmone lla spp.  
• ISO 7937, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens — Colony -count technique.  
• ISO 11290 – 1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria spp. -- 
Part 1: Detection method  
• CAC/RCP 58 -2005, Codex code of hygienic practice for meat.  
• EAS 12, Specification for potable water   
• ISO 17604, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - carcas s sampling  
• ISO/TS 17728, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - sampling 
techniques for microbiological analysis of foods and feeds  
• ISO 16654, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method 
for the detection of Escherichia coli 0157:H7  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  October 2021  
Proposed date of entry 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 9 524 
Dar Es Salaam  
 
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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