G/TBT/N/TZA/368  
8 January 2020  
(20-0122) 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 , email an d 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):  Fruits. 
Vegetables (ICS 67.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 12(6582) 
P3/TZS 1082: 2015 Dried banana — Specification (13 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard prescribes requirements and methods 
of sampling and test for dried banana from Musa spp. of the family Musaceae intend ed 
for direct human consumption or for other use in the food industry.  
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:   
Codex Stan 192 General Standard for Food Additives  
TZS 109, Code of hygiene for food processing units — General  
TZS 113, Code of hygienic practices for processed fruits and vegetables  
TZS 118, Foodstuffs — General guidance for the Enumeration of microorganisms — 
Colony count technique at 30 °C  
TZS 122  
TZS 125, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
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  TZS 131, Microbiology — General guida nce for enumeration of yeast and mould — Colony 
count technique at 25 °C  
TZS 1495, Fruits and vegetables — Determination of copper content  
TZS 1502, Fruits and vegetables — Determination of arsenic content  
TZS 1527, Fruits and vegetables — Determination of  specific gravity  
TZS 163, Fruits and vegetables — Sampling  
TZS 268, General atomic absorption spectrophotometric method for determination of lead 
in food stuffs  
TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
TZS 538, Packaging and labeling of goods  
TZS 729, Microbi ology — General guidance for the enumeration of coliforms — Colony 
count technique 187.  
TZS 963 (Part 2):2007 (1st Ed), Starch and derived products – Heavy metals content – 
Part 2 – Determination of mercury content by atomic absorption spectrometry 189.  
TZS 963 (Part 4):2007 (1st Ed), Starch and derived products – Heavy metals content – 
Part 4 – Determination of cadmium content by atomic absorption spectrometry with 
electro \-thermal atomization  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 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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