G/TBT/N/TZA/703  
21 January 2022  
(22-0460) 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):  
Preparations for sauces and prepared sauces; mixed condiments and seasonings (excl. 
soya sauce, tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces, mustard, and mustard flour and 
meal) (HS 210390); Spices and condiments (ICS 67.220.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 7(886) 
CD3, Garlic paste – Specification, First Edition (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, sampling and 
test methods for garlic paste prepared from A llium sativum (L.) 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; Reducing trade barriers a nd facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
TZS 33, Spices and condiments - Sampling  
TZS 109, Food processing units – Code of hygiene  
TZS 122 -1/ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella - Part 1: Detection of Salmonella 
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  TZS 125, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
enumeration of coagulase – Positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) 
TZS 268, General atomic absorption spectrophotometric method for determination of lead 
in food stuffs  
TZS 445, Dehydrated garlic - Determination of volatile organic sulphur compounds.  
TZS 538 (EAS 38:2014) - Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
TZS 730 - 2: (1st Ed)ISO 16649 (Part 2) - Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs 
– Horizontal method for the enumeration of -b-glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli – 
Part 2 – Colony -count technique at 44 0C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl -b-D-
glucuronide  
TZS 799 (3rd Ed)/ISO 16050 - Foodstuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total 
content of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products – High-
performance liquid chromatographic method  
TZS 1316, Spices and condiments - Determination of total ash  
TZS 1491 - Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of pH  
TZS 1496/ ISO 2173, Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Sampling and methods 
of test – Part 10: Determination of soluble solids  
TZS 150 1/ ISO 6637, Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Sampling and methods 
of test – Part 16: Determination of mercury content – Flameless atomic absorption 
method  
TZS 1502, Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of Arsenic content  
TZS 1503, Fruits and Veg etables – Determination of Ash Insoluble in Hydrochloric Acid  
TZS 2426 (ISO 21527 -1), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 1: Colony count technique in 
products with water activi ty greater than 0,95  
Codex Stan 192, General Standard for Food Additives  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
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  
 
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
 
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