G/TBT/N/TZA/427  
17 April 2020  
(20-3044) 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  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ,  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , emai l 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):  Biology. 
Botany. Zoology (ICS 07.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 11  (6527) 
P3 Biotechnology - Genetically modified organisms and derived products – Requirements 
for labelling of food, feed and ingredients. (9 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania standard provides requirements for labeling of 
genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and derived products intended for use as food, 
feed or ingredients. The standard shall not apply to food, feed or their ingredients 
containing genetically modified organisms and derived products in proportions of less than  
0.9% of the total weight of the product.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 538/EAS 38 Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
• TZS 2070, Principles for the risk analysis of foods derived from modern 
biotechnology -Code of practice  
• TZS 2071, Biotechnology - Guideline for the conduct of food sa fety assessment of 
food derived from Recombinant DNA plants - Code of practices  
• TZS 2072, Biotechnology - Guideline for the conduct of food safety assessment of 
foods produced using recombinant -DNA micro -organisms - code of practice  G/TBT/N/TZA/427  
 
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  • TZS 2073, Biotechnology -Guideline for the conduct of food safety assessment of 
foods derived from recombinant -DNA Animals -Code of practice  
• AFDC 11 (6528) P1 Biotechnology - handling, transfer and use of genetically 
modified organisms and derived products - Code of practice  
• AFDC 11 (5385) P1 - ISO 21572:2019 Foodstuffs - Molecular biomarker analysis -
Immunochemical methods for the detection and quantification of proteins  
• TZS 482/ EAS 804 - Claims – General Requirements  
• TZS 550/EAS 805 - Use of nutrition and health claims - Requirem ents 
• FTZS 2414/ISO 24276 Foodstuffs - Methods of analysis for the detection of 
genetically modified organisms and derived products - General requirements and 
definitions  
• FTZS 2411/ISO 21569 Foodstuffs - Methods of analysis for the detection of 
genetically modified organisms and derived products - Qualitative nucleic acid 
based methods.  
• FTZS 2412/ISO 21570 Foodstuffs - Methods of analysis for the detection of 
genetically modi fied organisms and derived products - Quantitative nucleic acid 
based methods  
• FTZS 2413/ISO 21571 Foodstuffs - Methods of analysis for the detection of 
genetically modified organisms and derived products - Nucleic acid extraction  
9. Proposed date of adoptio n: 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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