2.

Agency responsible: Tanzania Bureau of Standards

3.

Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should 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

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

5.

Title of the notified document: DEAS 26: 2024, Canned corned beef — Specification, Second Edition. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 10

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/TZA/25_00383_00_e.pdf

6.

Description of content: This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and test for canned corned beef products intended for human consumption.

Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.

7.

Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.

8.

Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[ ]        Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):

[ ]        World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number):

[ ]        International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number):

[X]       None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[ ] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

9.

Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

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

(available in English)

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined and notified.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

[X]     Trade facilitating measure

12.

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 10 March 2025

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road

P. O. Box 9524

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298

       +(255 22) 245 0206

Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959

E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz

Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz

13.

Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road

P. O. Box 9524

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298

       +(255 22) 245 0206

Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959

E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz

Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz