G/TBT/N/TZA/278  
 
24 May 2019  
(19-3601) 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  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: 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 [  ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fruits, 
vegetables and derived products in general (ICS 67.080.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC12 (5984) 
P3 TZS 1583: 2013 Processed cultivated edible mushrooms – Specification (13 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard prescribes requirements an d methods 
of sampling and tests for processed cultivated edible mushroom species for export and 
local markets  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health  or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 33: 2018, Spices and condiments sampling  
• TZS 59: 2010, Water for analytical laboratory use – Specification and test method  
• TZS 76:2010, General method for determination of arsenic silver 
diethyldithiocarmate photometric method  
• TZS 109: 2009, General code of hygiene for food processing units  
• Codex stan 192, Food – Permitted food additives – Schedule  G/TBT/N/TZA/278  
 
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  • TZS 118:2018 (1st Ed), ISO 4833 -1:2003 - Microbiology of food and animal 
feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms - 
Part 2: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the pour plate technique  
• TZS 119:2018, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for detection and enumeration of coliforms – Most probable number 
technique  
• TZS 122:2018, Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection of salmonella spp  
• TZS 731:2018, Microbiology of food and feeding stu ffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia Coli – Most Probable 
Number Technique  
• TZS 125 -1:2018, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of coagulase - positive staphy lococci  (Staphylococcus 
aureus and other species) – Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium – 
Amendment 1: Inclusion of precision data  
• TZS 163: 2012, Fruits and vegetables – Sampling  
• TZS 268:2017 (2nd Ed), General atomic absorption spectrophotomet ric method 
for determination of lead in food and food stuffs  
• TZS 538:2015 -EAS 38:2014, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General 
requirements  
• TZS 729 -2:2018, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of coliform s – Colony count technique  
• AOAC 971.21:2000 (17th Ed), Mercury in food flameless Atomic absorption 
method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  November 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as a mandatory by the Minister 
for Industry, Trade and Investment    
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:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
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