G/TBT/N/TZA/544  
24 March 2021  
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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):  Coconuts, 
Brazil nuts and cashe w nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled (HS 0801); 
Animal and vegetable fats and oils (ICS 67.200.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 
19(250)CD3 Raw Almond kernels – Specification (5 page(s), in En glish)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for raw almond kernels obtained from almond fruit (Amygdalus 
communis L.) intended for direct human consumption. This standard does not apply to 
bitter almond kernels  
7. Objectiv e and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Codex Stan 193, General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and 
Feed 
• TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 109, Food processing units – Code of hygiene – General  
• TZS 122, Microbiology of food and feeding Stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonel la spp  
• TZS 538, Packaging and labeling of foods  
• TZS 731, Microbiology of food and feeding Stuffs -Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia Coli – Most Probable 
Number Technique  
• TZS 742, Oleaginous seeds – Sampling  G/TBT/N/TZA/544  
 
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  • TZS 7 99, Foodstuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products – High-
performance liquid chromatographic method  
• TZS 1314 – 1, Oilseeds – Determination of content of impurities  
• TZS 1314 – 2, Oilseeds – Determination of moisture and volatile matter content  
• TZS 1314 – 4, Oilseeds – Determination of acidity of oils  
• TZS 2426 - 2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of yeasts and moul ds - Part 2: Colony count 
technique in products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 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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