G/TBT/N/TZA/470  
26 May 2020  
(20-3798) 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):  Cocoa 
(ICS 67.140.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
TBS/AFDC  29(3538) P3 Cocoa powder (Unsweetened) – Specification (6 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, method of 
sampling and test for unsweeten ed cocoa powder intended for human consumption.  
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 538 Labelling of pre -packaged foods - Specification  
• TZS 109 Food processing units – Code of hygiene - General  
• AFDC29 (3540) P3 Cocoa and cocoa products - Test methods Part 2: Determination 
of moisture  
• AFDC29 (3541) P3 Cocoa and cocoa products - Test methods Part 3: Determination 
of water -insoluble, water soluble and acid -insoluble ash  
• AFDC29 (3542) P3 Cocoa and cocoa products - Test methods Part 4: Determination 
of pH.  
• AFDC29 (3543) P3 Cocoa and cocoa prod ucts - Test methods Part 5: Determination 
of cocoa powder fineness - Water sieving method  
• AFDC29 (3544) P3 Cocoa and cocoa products - Test methods Part 6: Determination 
of total fat  
• AFDC29 (3545) P3 Cocoa and cocoa products - Test methods Part 7: Determinat ion G/TBT/N/TZA/470  
 
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  of crude fibre  
• Codex Stan 192, Codex general standard for food additives  
• Codex Stan 193, Codex Standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
• TZS 122 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmone lla spp.  
• TZS 729 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
enumeration of coliforms – Colony count technique.  
• TZS 2426(Part1) Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for enumeration of yeast and moulds - Colony count technique in products with 
water activity greater than 0.95.  
• TZS 731 Microbiology of food and animal feeding -stuffs– Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most Probable 
Number Technique  
• TZS 76 Methods for determination of arsenic content.  
• TZS 268 General atomic absorption spectrophotometric method for determination of 
lead in food stuffs.  
• TZS 1335 Animal and vegetable fats and oils -Determination of Copper, iron and 
nickel content -graphite  furnace atomic absorption  
• Codex Stan CAC/GL 50 - General guidelines on sampling  
• TZS 799/ ISO 16050 Foodstuffs - Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total 
content of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products - 
High-performance li quid chromatographic method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  August 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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