G/TBT/N/TZA/335  
25 November 2019  
(19-8035) 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 a nd 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):  Edible oils 
and fats. Oilseeds (ICS 67.200)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 04(6550) 
P3 Desiccated coconut – Specification (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements and methods 
of sampling and test for desiccated coconut for human consumption. This Standard does 
not cover salted, sugared, flavoured or roasted products.  
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 standards for food additives  
• 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 118: 2007 (3rd ed)/ISO 4833: 2003, Microbiology of food and animal feeding 
stuffs – Horizontal method for enumeration of micro -organisms – Colony count 
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  • TZS 119: 2010, Microbiology – General guidance for the enumeration of coliforms 
– Most probable numb er technique  
• TZS 122: 2007 (3rd ed)/ISO 6579: 2002, Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs 
– Horizontal method for the detection of salmonella spp  
• TZS 131: 2006 (Rev), Microbiology – General guidance for enumeration of yeast 
and moulds – Colony count tech nique at 25 0C  
• TZS 538 Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
• TZS 731: 2007, Microbiology of food and feeding -stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most Probable 
Number Technique  
• TZS 742, Oilseeds – Sampling  
• TZS 1314 -1, Oilseeds – Determination of content of impurities  
• TZS 1314 -2, Oilseeds – Determination of moisture and volatile matter content  
• TZS 1314 -3, Oilseeds – Determination of oil content (Reference method)  
• AFDC 4(6551), Code of  hygienic practice for desiccated coconut  
• AFDC 19(6617), Oilseeds Residues – Determination of total ash  
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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