G/TBT/N/TZA/845  
10 November 2022  
(22-8405) 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):  Other 
animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically  
modified. (HS code(s): 1506); Oilseeds (ICS code(s): 67.200.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 04(1456), 
Edible Mustard seed oil – Specification; (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania standard specifies the requirements, sampling 
and testing methods for mustard seed oil derived from the seeds of white mustard 
(Sinapis alba L. or Brassica hirta Moench), brown and yellow mustard (Brassica juncea 
(L.) Czernajew and Cossen) and of black mus tard (Brassica nigra (L.) Koch) 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 and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Codex stan 192, General standards for food additives  
• TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 54, Animal and Vegetable fats and oils – Sampling  
• TZS 76, Methods for determination of arsenic  
• TZS 109, Food processing units – Code of hygiene — General  G/TBT/N/TZA/845  
 
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  • TZS 268, General atomic absorption – Spectro – Photometric method for 
determination of lead in food stuffs  
• TZS 538, Packaging and labeling of foods  
• TZS 799, Foodstuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products – 
Highperformance liquid chromatographic method  
• TZS 1313, Fortified edible oils and fats — Specification  
• TZS 1322, Oils and fats Sampli ng and test methods – Purity test  
• TZS 1324, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of peroxide value -
Iodometric (visual) end point determination  
• TZS 1325, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of saponification 
value  
• TZS 1326, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of moisture and 
volatile matter  
• TZS 1327, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of iodine value  
• TZS 1328, Essential oils – Determination of relative density at 20 °C – Reference 
method  
• TZS 132 9, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of refractive index  
• TZS 1330, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of lovibond colour  
• TZS 1331, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of acid value and 
acidity  
• TZS 1332, Anima l and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of unsaponifiable 
matter -method using diethyl ether extraction  
• TZS 1335, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of copper, iron and 
nickel contentgraphite furnace atomic absorption  
• TZS 1336, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of insoluble 
impurities content  
• TZS 3421, Mustard seeds for oil extraction -Specification  
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.samilla ni@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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