Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda - Canned finfish packed in brine, oil and/or tomato sauce or other suitable packing

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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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

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): - Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: (HS code(s): 03057); Fish and fishery products (ICS code(s): 67.120.30) canned finfish

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 1200: 2024, Canned finfish — Specification, First Edition (14 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 Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for canned finfish packed in brine, oil and/or tomato sauce or other suitable packing media intended for human consumption.

It does not apply to speciality products where the canned finfish constitutes less than 50 % m/m, of the net contents of the can.

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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 952.13, Arsenic in food ― Silver diethyldibocarbamate method

2._    AOAC 972.23, Lead in fish ― Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method

3._    AOAC 973.34, Cadmium in food ― Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method

4._    AOAC 983.20, Mercury (methyl) in fish and shellfish ― Gas chromatographic method

5._    CXG 21, Principles and guidelines for establishment and application of microbiological criteria related to foods

6._    CXG 31, Guidelines for the sensory evaluation of fish and shellfish in laboratories

7._    CXC 1, General principles of food hygiene

8._    CXC 23, Code of hygienic practice for low-acid and acidified low-acid canned foods

9._    EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry

10.CXG 50, General guidelines on sampling

11.CXC 52, Code of practice for fish and fishery products

12.EAS 12, Potable water — Specification

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

14.EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements

15.EAS 804, Claims on food — Requirements

16.EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements

17.45, General standard for food additives

18.ISO 15089, Water quality — Guidelines for selective immunoassays for the determination of plant treatment and pesticide agents

19.ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High performance liquid chromatographic method

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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