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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:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Carcases or half-carcases of bovine animals, fresh or chilled (HS code(s): 020110); Fresh or chilled bovine meat, boneless (HS code(s): 020130); Meat and meat products (ICS code(s): 67.120.10), Beef grades and cuts.

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 84-1: 2024, Meat grades and meat cuts — Specification — Part 1: Beef grades and cuts, Third Edition, (14 page(s), in English)

Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee

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Description of content: This Draft East African Standard specifies methods of grading and grades of beef including veal, quality and safety requirements, sampling and test method of carcasses thereof, intended for human consumption.

This standard also defines major portions of meat cuts from the carcasses for sale.

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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 barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement

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Relevant documents:

1.    AOAC 952.13, Arsenic in food — Silver diethyldithiocarbamate method

2.    CAC/MRL 2, Maximum residue limits for veterinary drugs in food.

3.    CAC/RCP 58, Code of hygienic practice for meat

4.    EAS 38, Labelling of pre-packaged foods — General requirements

5.    ISO 4833-1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms —Part 1: Colony count at 30 ˚C by the pour plate technique

6.    ISO 4833-2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms —Part 2: Colony count at 30 ˚C by the surface plating technique

7.    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 ˚C using 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl beta-D-glucuronide

8.    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

9.    ISO 7937, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens — Colony-count technique

10.  ISO 11290-1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. — Part 1: Detection method

11.  ISO 16654, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection of Escherichia coli 0157

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined and notified

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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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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