G/TBT/N/TZA/860  
28 November 2022  
(22-8847) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. 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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  In powder, 
granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1.5 %  (HS 
code(s): 040210); Other milk products (ICS code(s): 67.100.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 14 (1682) 
DTZS, Blend of skimmed milk and vegetable fat in powdered form — Specification; (7 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, sampling and 
methods of test for blend of skimmed milk and vegetable fat in powdered form intended 
for direct human consumption or further processing.  
7. 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  
8. Relevant documents:   
TZS 4 – Rounding off n umerical values  
TZS 109 – Food processing units – Code of hygiene  
TZS 112 – Milk – Production, processing, transportation and distribution – Code of hygiene  
TZS 119 – Microbiology – General guidance for the enumeration of coliforms – Most 
Probable Number t echnique (MPN)  
TZS 124 – Milk and milk products – Sampling for microbiological examination  G/TBT/N/TZA/860  
 
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  TZS 131 – Microbiology – General guidance for enumeration of yeast and moulds – Colony 
count technique at 25 ºC  
TZS 125 – Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
enumeration of coagulase – Positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species)  
TZS 122 – Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the detection 
of Salmonella spp  
TZS 731/ ISO 7251 – Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most Probable Number 
Technique  
TZS 635 – Milk and milk products – Guidance on sampling and methods of test  
TZS 1147 -2 – Milk powders – Methods for the analysis – Part 2: Determination of moisture 
content (Reference method)  
TZS 1147 -3 – Milk powders – Methods for the analysis – Part 3: Determination of fat 
content – Gravimetric method (Reference method)  
TZS 1147 -5 – Milk powders – Methods for the analysis – Part 5: Determination of nitrogen 
content – Kjeldahl method TZS 118/ISO 4833 – Microbiology of food and animal feeding 
stuffs – Horizontal method for enumeration of micro -organisms – Colony count technique 
at 30 ºC CODEX STAN 1 92 - General standard for food additives  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. 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  
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