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

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 1243: 2024, Meat soup stock — Specification, First Edition. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 16

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/TZA/25_00373_00_e.pdf

6.

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.

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 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

(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