Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda - Fried fish of all species

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): - Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked: (HS code(s): 03055); Fish and fishery products (ICS code(s): 67.120.30) fried fish

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 896: 2024,Fried fish — Specification, Second Edition

Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (12 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for fried fish of all species, which may be whole or portions 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 925.09, Solids (total) and loss on drying (moisture) in flour — Vacuum oven 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 977.13, Histamine in sea food — Fluorometric method

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

6._    CXG50, General guidelines on sampling

7._    CXC52, Code of practice for fish and fishery products

8._    CXS192, General standard for food additives

9._    EAS 35, Fortified food grade salt — Specification

10.EAS 62-1, Fish handling and processing — Code of practice — Part 1: Fresh fish

11.EAS 321, Edible fats and oils (general) — Specification

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

13.EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry ― Code of practice

14.EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements

15.EAS 804, Claims on foods — Requirements

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

17.ISO 660, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of acid value and acidity

18.ISO 4833 (all parts), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms — Colony-count technique at 30 degrees C

19.ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella spp.

20.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 Baird Parker agar medium

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

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

23.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

24.ISO/TS 21872 (all parts), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp.

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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