G/TBT/N/TZA/497  
24 November 2020  
(20-8455)  Page: 1/3 
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):  
Waters,  incl. mineral waters an d aerated waters, containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non -alcoholic beverages (excl. fruit or 
vegetable juices and milk) (HS 2202); Non -alcoholic beverages (ICS 67.160.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 12(6597) 
P3 Fruit juices and nectars — Specification (19 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania standard specifies requirements, sampling and 
test methods for fruit juices, nectars  and frui t puree and concentrated fruit puree 
intended for direct human consumption or for further processing.  
This standard also applies to the following fruit juices : 
a) concentrated fruit juices;  
b) Fruit juice from concentrate;  
c) Water extracted fruit juice;  
d) Dehydrated fruit juice; and  
e) Powdered fruit  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant document s:  
• TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 585, Ready to drink (Non – carbonated) beverages – Specification  
• TZS 132, Edible common salt – Specification  
• 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.  G/TBT/N/TZA/497  
 
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  • Codex Stan 192, Food additives  
• TZS 268, General atomic absorption spectrophotometric method for 
determination of lead in food stuffs  
• TZS 15 02, Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of Arsenic content  
• TZS 471, Methods of sampling and tests for alcoholic beverages  
• TZS 268/ AOAC 999.10, Lead, Cadmium, Zinc, Copper and iron in foods. Atomic 
absorption spectrophotometry after microwave digestion  
• CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
• TZS 538/ EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
• TZS 114/EAS 39, Hygiene in the in the food and drink manufacturing industry — 
Code of practice  
• TZS 59/EAS 153, Packaged drinking wate r — Specification  
• TZS 789 /EAS 12 Potable water Specification  
• TZS 1496/ISO 2173, Fruit and vegetable products – Determination of soluble 
solids – Refractometric method  
• TZS 481:2015 (EAS 803:2014) - Nutrition labelling – Requirements  
• TZS 482:2015 (EAS 804:2 014) - Claims – General Requirements  
• TZS 550:2015 (EAS 805:2014) - Use of nutrition and health claims - 
Requirements  
• TZS 1503:2016/ ISO 763 -2003 Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of 
ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
• TZS 1491:2015 / ISO 1842-1991 Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of Ph  
• TZS 1497/ISO 5523 Liquid fruit and vegetable products — Determination of 
sulphur dioxide content \(Routine method \) 
• TZS 1496:2016 Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Sampling and methods 
of test – Part 10 \: Determination of soluble solids  
• TZS 1504:2016/ ISO 2448 -1998 Fruits and vegetable products – Determination 
of ethanol content  
• TZS 118:2018(1st Ed) ISO 4833 -1:2003 - Microbiology of food and animal 
feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the enume ration of microorganisms – 
Colony -count technique at 30OC  
• TZS 118:2018(1st Ed) ISO 4833 -1:2003 - Microbiology of food and animal 
feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms - Part 
2: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the pour plat e technique  
• TZS 729: 2018 (3st Ed) ISO 4832: 2006 - Microbiology of food and animal feeding 
stuffs –Horizontal method for the enumeration of coliforms – Colony count 
technique  
• TZS 963 (Part 3):2007 (1st Ed), Starch and derived products – Heavy metals 
content – Part 3 – Determination of lead content by atomic absorption 
spectrometry with electro -thermal atomization  
• TZS 731: 2018 (3nd Ed) ISO 7251: 2005 - Microbiology of food and feeding -stuffs 
– Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of pre sumptive 
Escherichia Coli – Most Probable Number Technique  
• FTZS 2426 -2: 2019/ISO 21872 -2: 2008 - Microbiology of food and animal feeding 
stuffs - Horizontal method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 2: 
Colony count technique in products with wa ter activity less than or equal to 0.95  
• TZS 1496:2016/ ISO 2173 -2003 Fruits, vegetables and derived products – 
Sampling and methods of test – Part 10: Determination of soluble solids  G/TBT/N/TZA/497  
 
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  • TZS 1503:2016/ ISO 763 -2003 Fruits and vegetable products – Determination  of 
ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
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  
+ (255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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