G/TBT/N/TZA/1093  
19 January 2024  
(24-0426) Page: 1/3 
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  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel. No: +255 22 245 0298/+255 22 245 0206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
Telefax: +255 22 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Cereal 
flours (excl. wheat, meslin and maize) (HS code(s): 110290); Cereals, pulses and derived 
products (ICS code(s): 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DARS 
1350:2023, Teff flour — Specification, First edition.  
Note: This Draft African Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (10 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This African standard specifies the requirements and methods 
of sampling and test for teff flour prepared from teff grains (Eragrostis t ef) that include 
all the classifications magna (very white), nech (white), quey (brown) and sergegna 
(mixed) for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prev ention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant 
life or health; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; C ost saving and productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/TZA/1093  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ARS 56, Prepackaged foods — Labelling  
2. ARS 1349, Teff —Specification  
3. CXS 192, General standard for food additives  
4. ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric 
acid 
5. ISO 27085, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of calcium, sodium, 
phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, 
molybdenum, arsenic, lead and cadmium by ICPAES  
6. ARS 53, General principles of food hygiene — Code of practice  
7. ISO 711, Cereals and cereals products determination of moisture content (Basic 
reference method)  
8. ISO 712. Cereals and cereals products determination of moisture content (Routine 
reference method)  
9. EN ISO 2171, Cereals, pulses and by -products - Determination of ash yield by 
incineration  
10. ISO 20483 Cereals and pulses - Determination of the nitrogen content and 
calculation of the crude protein content - Kjeldahl method  
11. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feed — Horizontal method for the 
detection, enumeration and serotyping of salmonella — Part 1: Detection of 
Salmonella spp  
12. ISO 16649 -2,Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli — Part 2: 
Colony -count  technique at 44 degrees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -
D-glucuronide  
13. ISO 5223, Test sieves for cereals  
14. 1SO 24333, Cereals and cereal products -Sampling  
15. ISO 5498, Agricultural and food products - Determination of crude fiber content 
(General method ). 
16. ISO 16050, Foodstuffs - Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxins BI, B2, GI and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products - High-
performance liquid chromatographic method  
17. ISO 6541, Agricultural food products - Determination of c rude fiber content - 
General method content (milled grain and whole grain.)  
18. ISO 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 probab le number technique  
19. ISO 7251. Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most 
probable number technique  
20. ISO 2152 7 -1, Microbiology 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  
21. AOAC 920. Determination of Total crude fiber  
22. AOAC 920.87, Determination of Protein  
23. AOAC 923. 03. Determination  of Total ash  
24. AOAC 925.10, Determination of Moisture  G/TBT/N/TZA/1093  
 
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  25. AOAC 920.39, Determination of Fat,  
26. AOAC 966. 24, Determination of Coliform and E. coli  
27. AOAC 977. 02. Determination of Mould and yeast  
28. AOAC 967. 25, Determination of Salmonella  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined and notified  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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)  
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
Morogoro/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O Box 9524  
Dar Es Salaam  
Tel: + (255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
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