G/TBT/N/TZA/1112  
21 March 2024  
(24-2444) 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  
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):  Spices 
(excl. pepper of the genus Piper, fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, 
vanilla, cinnamon, cinnamontree flowers, clove " wholefruit", clove stems, nutmeg, mace, 
cardamoms, seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin and caraway, and juniper 
berries, ginger, saffron, turmeric "curcuma" and mixtures of various types of spices) (HS 
code(s): 091099); Spices and condiments ( ICS code(s): 67.220.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 7 (2598) 
DTZS:2024, Dried Rosemary ( Rosmarinus officinalis L. ) in cut or ground –Specification  
Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (9 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for dried rosemary ( Rosmarinus officinalis L .) leaves in cut 
and ground form for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant 
life or heal th; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/TZA/1112  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. TZS 4, rounding off numerical values  
2. TZS 33, Spices and condiments — Sampling  
3. TZS 109, Codes of hygiene for food processing units — General  
4. TZS 118, Foodstuffs — General guidance for the enumeration of microorganisms 
— Colony Count Technique at 30 degree Centigrade  
5. TZS 122, Foodstuffs — Microbial examination fo r salmonella  
6. TZS 538, Packaging and labeling of foods  
7. TZS 730 (Part 2) (1st Ed) ISO 16649 (Part 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 degree 
Centigrade using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl -b-D-glucuronide  
8. TZS 731: 2018 (3nd Ed) ISO 7251 - Microbiology of food and feeding -stuffs – 
Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia 
Coli – Most Prob able Number Technique  
9. TZS 799, Foodstuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products – High-
performance liquid chromatographic method  
10. TZS 1316, Spices and Condiments - Determ ination of total ash  
11. TZS 1317, Spices and condiments — Determination of acid insoluble ash  
12. TZS 1318, Spices and condiments — Determination of moisture content 
Entrainment method  
13. Codex Stan 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food and 
feed 
14. ISO 7609, Essential oils - Analysis by Gas Chromatography on capillary columns 
– General method  
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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