G/TBT/N/TZA/455  
28 April 2020  
(20-3315) 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):  Food 
products in general (ICS 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 07 (5290) 
P3 Dehydrated soup, canned soups and broths – Specification (9 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Standard specifies requirements, method of sampling and 
testing for dehydrated soup and canned soups and broths.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of hum an health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 33, Spices and condiments - Sampling  
• TZS 118, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms – Colony -count technique at 30°C  
• TZS 131/ISO 7954, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuff – General guidance 
for enumeration of yeasts and moulds – Colony count technique at 25°C  
• TZS 122/ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs – Horizontal m ethod for 
the detection of salmonella spp  
• ISO 7937, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens — Colony -count technique  
• TZS 125, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizon tal method for 
enumeration of coagulase – Positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species)  
• TZS 268, General atomic absorption spectrophotometric method for determination of 
lead in food stuffs  
• TZS 1491 - Fruits and Vegetables – Determinatio n of pH  G/TBT/N/TZA/455  
 
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  • TZS 1492, Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of tin content  
• TZS 1495, Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of copper content  
• TZS 1502, Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of Arsenic content  
• TZS 1529, Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of Sodium Chloride in brine  
• TZS 963 (Part 1):2007 (1st Ed), Starch and derived products – Heavy metals 
content – Part 1 – Determination of arsenic content by atomic absorption 
spectrometry  
• TZS 963 (Part 2):2007 (1st Ed), Starch and derived pr oducts – Heavy metals 
content – Part 2 – Determination of mercury content by atomic absorption 
spectrometry  
• 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 963 (Part 4):2007 (1st Ed), Starch and derived products – Heavy metals 
content – Part 4 – Determination of cadmium content by atomic absorption 
spectrometry with electro \-thermal atomization  
• TZS 1492:2016 / IS O 2447 -1998 Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of 
tin content  
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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