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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 [ ], 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): Fish fillets and other fish meat, whether or not minced, fresh, chilled or frozen (HS code(s): 0304); Fish and fishery products (ICS code(s): 67.120.30) Dried fish, Silver cyprinid (Rastrineobola argentea)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 826 : 2022,Dried fish — Silver cyprinid (Rastrineobola argentea) — Specification, Second Edition.

Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (14 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for dried freshwater sardines species like Rastrineobola argentea, Stolothrissa tanganicae, Limnothrissa miodon, and Engraulicypris sardella, Engraulicypris bredoi, Brycinus nurse intended for human consumption. NOTE: This includes common names used in EAC such as 'Dagaa, Indagala, Isambaza' Mukene, Muziri), Omena, Ragogi and Usipa.

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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 972.23, Lead in fish ― Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method

2.    AOAC 983.20, Mercury (methyl) in fish and shellfish― Gas chromatographic method

3.    CODEX STAN 192-1995, General standard for food additives

4.    CXG 50, General guideline on sampling

5.    CXC 52, Code of practice for fish and fishery products

6.    EAS 12, Drinking (potable water) — Specification

7.    EAS 38, Labelling of pre-packaged foods — Requirements

8.    EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry ― Code of practice

9.    EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements

10.  EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements

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

12.  ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid

13.  ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella spp.

14.  ISO 6888 (all parts), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species)

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

16.  ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High performance liquid chromatographic method

17.  ISO 21527-1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 1: Colony count technique in products with water activity greater than 0,95

18.  ISO/TS 21872 (all parts), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp.

19.  KS 05-1470:1998, Specification for fresh dried rastrineobola argentea (Omena/Dagaa)

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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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