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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): Soups and broths and preparations therefor (HS code(s): 210410); Meat and meat products (ICS code(s): 67.120.10)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 1243: 2024, Meat soup stock— Specification, First Edition, (16 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 prescribes the requirements, sampling and test methods for food grade meat Soup stock derived from food animals 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 972.25, Lead in food. Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method

2.    CXM 2, Maximum residue limits (MRLs) and risk management recommendations (RMRs)for residues of veterinary drugs in foods

3.    CXG 50 General guidelines on sampling

4.    EAS 39, General principles of food hygiene -Code of practice.

5.    ISO 6579-1, Microbiology of food and feeding staffs – Horizontal method for detection of Salmonella spp.

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

7.    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 BairdParker agar medium – Amendment 1: Inclusion of precision data

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

9.    ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and feeding-stuffs – Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia Coli – Most Probable Number Technique

10.  ISO 11290-1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes – Part 1 – Detection method

11.  ISO 1443 Meat and meat products – Determination of total fat content

12.  ISO 17604 Microbiology of the food chain – Carcass sampling for microbiology analysis

13.  ISO 10272-1:2006 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for detection and enumeration of Campylobacter spp. – Part 1: Detection method

14.  Codex Stan 193 – Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed.

15.  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

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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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