G/SPS/N/TZA/339  
21 March 2024  
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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  
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):  Food technology (ICS code(s): 67) ; Pyrrolizidine alkaloid 
contamination in food and feed  
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:  AFDC 27 (2573) DTZS:2024, Code of practice for weed 
control to prevent and reduce pyrrolizidine alkaloid contamination in food and fe ed, 
First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TZA/24_02126_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Code of Practice provides guidance on managing PA 
containing weeds to prevent contamination of food and feed with P As. This Code of 
Practice should be read in conjunction with other relevant Codes of Practice for the 
prevention and reduction of other contaminants in food and feed.  
Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.  
7. Objective a nd rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory 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 Health (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/339  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
CAC/RCP  74-2014, Code of Practice for weed control to prevent and reduce pyrrolizidine 
alkaloid contamination in food and feed  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined and notified.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[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) : 20 May 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298  
 +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298  
 +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz