G/TBT/N/TZA/964  
4 May 2023  
(23-3158) 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 (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: 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 [  ], 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):  Fresh or 
dried hazelnuts or filberts "Corylus spp.", shelled (HS code(s): 080222); Oilseed s (ICS 
code(s): 67.200.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 19(1707), 
Raw Brazil nut kernels – Specification; (6 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, sa mpling 
and test methods for raw Brazil nut kernels derived from Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia 
excelsa L.) intended for direct human consumption  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
Codex Stan 192  
Codex Stan 193, General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed  
TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
TZS 109,  Food processing units – Code of hygiene – General  
TZS 122, Microbiology of food and feeding Stuffs – Horizontal method for the detection 
of Salmonella spp  
TZS 538, Packaging and labeling of foods  G/TBT/N/TZA/964  
 
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  TZS 730 -2 TZS 730 - 2 /ISO 16649 -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 742, Oleaginous seeds – Sampling  
TZS 799, Foodst uffs – 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 1314 – 1, Oilseeds – Determination of content of impurities  
TZS 1314 – 2, Oilseeds – Determination of moisture and volatile matter content  
TZS 1314 – 4, Oilseeds – Determination of acidity of oils  
TZS 2426 - 2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 2: Colony count technique in products with water 
activity less than or equal to 0.95  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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