G/TBT/N/TZA/430  
20 April 2020  
(20-3127) 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  
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Ice cream 
and ice confectionery (ICS 67.100.40 ) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 15(6540) 
P3 Edible ices (lollies) – Specification (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for edible ices (lollies).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or sa fety 
8. Relevant documents:   
CODEX STAN 192 Codex General Standard for food additives  
TZS 4 Rounding off numerical values  
TZS 100/EAS16 Plantation white sugar – Specification  
TZS 101 Refined sugar – Specification  
TZS 118 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
enumeration of micro -organisms – Colony count technique at 30 ºC  
TZS 119 Microbiology – General guidance for the enumeration of coliforms – Most 
probable number technique  
TZS 122 -2/ISO/TS 6579 -2 Microbiology of  food and animal feed — horizontal method 
for the detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 2: Enumeration by 
a miniaturized most probable number technique.  
TZS 155 Sugar confectionery - Methods of sampling and analysis  
TZS 163/ ISO 874 Pr ocessed fruits and vegetables - methods of sampling and tests  
TZS 538/EAS 38 Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
TZS 730 -2/ ISO 16649 -2: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of -b-glucu ronidase -positive Escherichia coli – Part 2 – 
Colony -count technique at 44 0C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl -b-D-glucuronide  
TZS 789/ EAS 12 Potable water - Specification  
TZS 831 Brown sugar – Specification  G/TBT/N/TZA/430  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2020  
Propos ed 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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