G/TBT/N/TZA/543  
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):  Other 
nuts, fresh or dried, whe ther or not shelled or peeled (excl. coconuts, Brazil nuts and 
cashew nuts) (HS 0802); Animal and vegetable fats and oils (ICS 67.200.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 19(288) 
CD3 Mixed roasted nuts – Specificati on (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for mixed roasted/fried nuts intended for direct human consumption  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, lab elling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Codex Stan 192, General standard for food additive  
• 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 Salmonella 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/543  
 
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  • TZS 799, Foodstuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the t otal content of 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products – High-
performance liquid chromatographic method  
• 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 moulds - Part 2: Colony count technique in 
products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95  
• TZS 2624, O ilseeds Residues - Determination of total ash  
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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