G/TBT/N/TZA/884  
10 January 2023  
(23-0288) 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:   
Zanzibar Bureau of Standards (ZBS)  
PO Box 1136  
Zanzibar  
Tel: +255 24 2232225  
Fax: +255 24 2232225  
E-mail: info@zbs.go.tz  
Web: www.zbs.go.tz  
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):  Seaweeds 
and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, unfit for human 
consumption (HS code(s): 121229); Fish and fishery products (ICS code(s): 67.120.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  PCD 435: 2022, 
Dried raw seaweed -Specification, First edition; (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft standard specifies requir ements, method of sampling 
and test of dried raw seaweeds of the class Rhodophyceae (red seaweed) such as, but 
not limited to Cottonii (Kappaphycus spp.) and Spinosum (Eucheuma spp) intended for 
human consumption or for industrial use.  
7. Objective and ra tionale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• AOAC 952.13, Arsenic in food — Silver diethyldibocarbamate method  G/TBT/N/TZA/884  
 
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  • AOAC 972.23, Lead in fish —– Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method  
• AOAC 973.34, Cadmium in food — Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method  
• AOAC 983.20, Mercury (methyl) in fish and shellfish — Gas chromatographic 
method  
• CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food 
and feed  
• ZNS 61, Packaging and labeling of food  
• ZNS 94, Rounding off numerical values  
• TCD 437 Code of aquaculture practices for seaweed  
• CXC 52, Code of pra ctice for fish and fishery products  
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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