G/TBT/N/TZA/367  
8 January 2020  
(20-0120) 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):  Cereals, 
pulses and derived products (ICS 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified docum ent: AFDC12 (6579) 
P3/TZS 557: 2015 Amaranth flour — Specification (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements and methods 
of sampling and test for amaranth flour milled from grains of the amaranth intended for 
human consumption  
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:   
Codex Stan 192 General Standard for Food Additives  
Codex Stan 193, General Standard for contaminants in food  
Codex online database for pesticide residues in food  
TZS 109, Code of hygiene for food processing units — General  
TZS 118, Method of plate count of bacteria in fo odstuffs  
TZS 119, Method for detection and estimation of coliform bacteria in foodstuffs  
TZS 122, Foodstuffs — Microbiological examination for salmonellae  
TZS 131, Foodstuffs — Method for yeast and moulds count  G/TBT/N/TZA/367  
 
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  TZS 1492, Fruits and vegetables — Determinati on of tin content  
TZS 1502, Fruits and vegetables — Determination of arsenic content187.  
TZS 963 (Part 2):2007 (1st Ed), Starch and derived products – Heavy metals content – 
Part 2 – Determination of mercury content by atomic absorption sp  
TZS 268, General  atomic absorption spectrophotometric method for determination of lead 
in food stuffs TZS 730 (Part 2)  
TZS 268, General atomic absorption spectrophotometric method for determination of lead 
in food stuffs  
TZS 330, Cereals — Sampling of milled products  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2020  
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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