G/TBT/N/TZA/501  
24 November 2020  
(20-8465) 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):  
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 (540) 
P3 Guava juice – Specification (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania standard prescribes requirements, methods of 
sampling and tests for guava juice  
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 documents:   
• TZS 4 Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 113:2015 – Processed fruits and vegetables – Code of hygiene.  
• TZS 118 Food stuff -General guidance for enumeration of micro organisms –
Colony count technique at 30°C  
• TZS 131 Microbiology – General guidance for enumeration of yeast and mould –
Colony count technique at 25°C.  
• TZS 163, Fresh fruits and vegetables — Sampling  
• Codex Stan 192 Food additives – Schedule  
• TZS 570 Determination of organic acids in fruits juices  
• TZS 269 Estimation of ascorbic acid (vitamin c)  
• TZS 538 Packaging and labelling of food  G/TBT/N/TZA/501  
 
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  • TZS 731 Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs -Horizontal method for detection 
and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli  
• TZS 789/EAS 12, Drinking (potable) water — Specification  
• TZS 963 (Part 3), Starch and derived products – Heavy metals content – Part 3 
– Determination of lead co ntent by atomic absorption spectrometry with electro -
thermal atomization  
• TZS 1502, Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Sampling and methods of 
test Part 14: Determination of arsenic content - Silver diethyldithocarbamate 
spectrophotometric method  
• TZS 1496 Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of soluble solids.  
• TZS 1498 Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of ascorbic acid  
• TZS 1504 Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of ethanol content  
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.t z; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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