G/SPS/N/TZA/302  
10 October 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Natural gum Arabic (HS code(s): 130120); Food additives 
(ICS code(s): 67.220.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  PCD 513:2023, Food grade monosodium L - glutamate - 
specification, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  11 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TZA/23_12880_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft Zanzibar national standard specifies requirements, 
method of sampling and test for food grade monosodium L - glutamate.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect te rritory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Healt h (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TZA/302  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. AOAC 925.55, Loss on drying (moisture) in salt  
2. AOAC  2013.06, Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury, and Lead in Foods  
3. CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
4. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry - Code of practice  
5. ZNS 61, Packaging and labelling of fo od 
6. ZNS 94, Rounding off numerical values   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 December 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Autho rity, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road /Sam Nujoma Road  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +(255 22 ) 245 0206 
E-mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National E nquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0206  
E-mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz