G/TBT/N/TZA/456  
28 April 2020  
(20-3316) 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):  
Non-alcoholic beverages (ICS 67.160.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
AFDC  12(6771)P3 Energy drink – Specification (9 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania standard specifies requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for energy drinks for human consumption.  
Note: the standard also covers low calorie drinks.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Codex Stan 192, Food additives  
• TZS 114, Soft drink manufacturing units – Code of hygiene.  
• TZS 118, Microbiology – General guidance for the enumeration of microorganisms – 
Colony count technique.  
• TZS 119, Microbiology - General guidance for the enumeration of coliform – Most 
probable number technique.  
• TZS 131, Foodstuffs - Method for yeast and mould count.  
• TZS 132, Edible common salt – Specific ation 
• TZS 1492, Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of tin content  
• TZS 1495, Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of copper content  
• TZS 1496 - Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of soluble solids.  
• TZS 1502, Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of Ar senic content  
• TZS 268, General atomic absorption spectrophotometric method for determination of G/TBT/N/TZA/456  
 
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  lead in food stuffs  
• TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 471, Methods of sampling and tests for alcoholic beverages  
• TZS 538, Packaging and labeling of foods  
• TZS 56 Beer - Specification  
• TZS 585, Ready to drink (Non – carbonated) beverages – Specification  
• TZS 76, Method for determination of arsenic  
• TZS59, Water – Distilled quality – Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 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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