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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): Meat of bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (HS code(s): 021020); Meat and meat products (ICS code(s): 67.120.10), Canned corned beef.

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 26: 2024, Canned corned beef — Specification, Second Edition, (10 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 requirements, methods of sampling and test for canned corned beef products intended for human consumption.

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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 920.153, Method for analysis of ash in meat and meat products

2.    AOAC 950.46, Method for analysis of moisture in meat

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

4.    AOAC 960.39, Method for analysis of fat in meat

5.    AOAC 971.21, Mercury in Food Flameless Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric method

6.    AOAC 972.25, Lead in Food Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Method

7.    AOAC 973.34, Cadmium in food. Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method

8.    AOAC 985.16, Tin in Canned Foods Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Method

9.    AOAC 992.15, Method for analysis of crude protein in meat and meat products

10.  AOAC 2011.04, Method for analysis of protein in raw and processed meats

11.  CAC/GL 50, General guidelines on sampling

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

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

14.  Codex Stan 192, General standard for food additives

15.  EAS 38, Labelling of pre-packaged foods — Specification

16.  EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice

17.  FDEAS 955, Production of packaged meat products — Hygienic requirements

18.  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

19.  ISO/TS 17919, Microbiology of the food chain — Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of foodborne pathogens — Detection of botulinum type A, B, E and F neurotoxin-producing clostridia

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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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