G/TBT/N/TZA/432  
20 April 2020  
(20-3129) 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):  Cereals, 
pulses and derived products (ICS 67.0 60) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 15(6521) 
P3 Samosa (Manda) and spring roll sheets – specification (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania standard prescribes requirements, sampling and 
method of tests for samosa (manda) and spring roll sheets.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of h uman health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
AFDC 15(6523) P3Bakery products - methods of sampling  
AFDC 15(6522) P3 Bakery products - method of analysis  
Codex Stan 192 General standard for food additives TZS 4 Rounding off numerical 
values  
TZS 109 Code of hygiene for food processing units – General  
TZS 111 bakery units - code of practices.  
TZS 118 -1 /ISO 4833 -1 Microbiology of the food chain —Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms —Part 1: Colony count at 30 °C by the pour plate 
technique  
TZS 119/ ISO 4831 - Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for detection and enumeration of coliforms – Most probable number technique  
TZS 122 -2/ISO/TS 6579 -2 Microbiology of food and animal feed — horizontal method 
for the detection,  
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 2: Enumeration by a miniaturized 
most probable number technique.  
TZS 132/EAS 35 Fortified food grade salt — Specification  
TZS 331/EAS 901 Cereals – Milled products – Method of test  
TZS 439 -1/ EAS: 1Wheat flour – Specification  
TZS 439 -2/ EAS: 767 Fortified wheat flour – specification  
TZS 538/EAS 38 Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  G/TBT/N/TZA/432  
 
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  TZS 730 - 2)/(1st Ed) ISO 16649 -2: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – 
Horizontal  method for the enumeration of -b-glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli – 
Part 2 – Colony -count technique at 44 0C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl -b-D-
glucuronide  
TZS 789:/EAS 12: Potable water — Specification  
TZS 2426 -1/ISO 21527 -1Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 1: Colony count technique in 
products with water activity greater than 0.95  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon decla ration 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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