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Notifying Member: BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)

MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo

P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tel: +255 222450206,

E- mail: nep@tbs.go.tz

Website: 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): - Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces (HS code(s): 210320); Fruits. Vegetables (ICS code(s): 67.080)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 1109:2022, Fruit and vegetable ketchup — Specification, First Edition; (14 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for fruit and/or vegetable ketchup intended for human consumption as condiment and ingredient for food. This standard does not apply to tomato ketchup as it is covered in EAS 66-2

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade

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Relevant documents:

·        AOAC Official Method 999.11, Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, and Zinc in Foods Atomic Absorption

·        ISO 3310 (all parts), Test sieves — Technical requirements and testing

·        ISO 4833-1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of micro-organisms —Part 1: Colony-count at 30 °C — Pour plate technique

·        Codex Stan 192,, General standard for food additives

·        EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry

·        EAS 35, Fortified food grade salt — Specification ISO 763, Fruit and Vegetable Products — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid

·        ISO 874, Fresh fruits and vegetables — Sampling

·        ISO 1842, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of pH ISO 2173, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of soluble solids — Refractometric method

·        ISO 6579-1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp

·        ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli - Most probable number technique

·        ISO 16649-2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs —Horizontal method for the enumeration of betaglucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli — Part 2: Colony- count technique at 44 degrees C using 5-bromo-4- chloro-3-indolyl beta-D-glucuronide

·        ISO 21527-2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count technique in products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95

·        EAS 38, Labelling for prepacked foods — General requirements

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

·        ISO 6561-2, Fruits, vegetables and derived products -- Determination of cadmium content -- Part 2: Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

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) and Mr. Clavery Chausi

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

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