G/TBT/N/TZA/1111  
21 March 2024  
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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  
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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Mixtures 
of different types of spices (HS code(s): 091091); Spices and condiments (ICS code(s): 
67.220.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 7 (2601) 
DTZS:2014, Mixed masala — Specification, Second Edition.  
Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (8 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for mixed masala which is used as a flavouring material for fish, 
chicken, meat and other products. This standard is not applicable to masala products with 
specific standard.  
7. Objective a nd 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; Protecti on of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/TZA/1111  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. TZS 4 Rounding off numerical values  
2. TZS 29 Spices and condiments - Nomenclature  
3. TZS 33 Spices and condiments - Sampling  
4. TZS 457 Code of hygienic practices for Spices and condiments  
5. TZS 538 General standard on packaging marking and labeling  
6. TZS 1318 Spices and condiments - Determination of moisture content Entrainment 
metho d 
7. TZS 1316 Spices and condiments - Determination of total ash  
8. TZS 1317 Spices and condiments - Determination of acid insoluble ash  
9. TZS 1315 Spices and condiments - Determination of extraneous matter and 
foreign matter content  
10. TZS 1319 Spices and condiments - Determination of non -volatile ether extract  
11. TZS 1320 Spices and condiments - Determination of volatile oil content 
(hydrodistillation method)  
12. TZS 109 Codes of hygiene for food processing units - General.  
13. TZS 730 (Part 2) Colony count technique at 44 degree Ce ntigrade using 5 -Bromo -
4-Chloro -3-indolyl -D-glucuronide  
14. TZS 119 Microbiology – General guidance for the enumeration of Coliforms – Most 
probable number technique  
15. TZS 118 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs -Horizontal method for 
enumeration of microorganisms - Colony count technique at 30 degree Centigrade  
16. TZS 131 Microbiology -General guidance for enumeration of yeast and moulds - 
Colony count technique at 25 degree Centigrade  
17. TZS 122 Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
detection of salmonella spp.  
18. TZS 268, General atomic absorption spectrophotometric method for 
determination of lead in food stuffs  
19. TZS 799, Foodstuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 an d G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products – High-
performance liquid chromatographic method  
20. TZS 1501, Fruits and vegetables — Determination of mercury content  
21. CODEX STAN 193 General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined and notified  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/TZA/1111  
 
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  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)  
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  
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