G/TBT/N/TZA/1042  
10 October 2023  
(23-6760) 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 (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: 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:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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):  EDIBLE 
VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS (HS code(s): 07); Vegetables and 
derived products (ICS code(s): 67.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  PCD 
451:2023,Seaweed based pickle - Specification, First Edition; (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content : This draft Zanzibar national standard specifies requirements, 
method of sampling and test of seaweed -based pickles 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; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
CODEX STAN 192 , General Standard for Food Additives  
CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  G/TBT/N/TZA/1042  
 
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  ISO 750, Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Sampling and methods of test – Part 
2: Determination of titratable acidy  
ISO 2448 Fru its and vegetable products – Determination of ethanol content  
ISO 4833 -2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms — Part 2: Colony count at 30 °C by the surface plating technique  
ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30 °C by the pour plate technique  
ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
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-indoly beta -D- glucuronide  
ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count technique in products with 
water activity less than or equal to 0,95  
ZNS 61 , Packaging and labeling of food  
ZNS 94, Rounding off numerical values  
ZNS 325, Fruits and vegetables – Determination of Sodium Chloride in brine  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
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) and Mr. Clavery Chausi  
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  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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