G/TBT/N/TZA/1094  
19 January 2024  
(24-0436) 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):  Cereals 
(excl. wheat and meslin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, grain sorghum, buckwheat, millet, 
canary seeds, fonio, quinoa and triticale) (HS code(s): 100890); Cereals, pulses and 
derived products (ICS code(s): 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DARS 
1351:2023, Teff Grain – Specification, First Edition.  (11 page(s), in English)  
Note: This Draft African Standard was also notified under SPS committee;  
6. Description of content:  This African Standard specifies the requirements and methods 
of sampling and test for teff grain(Eragrosties teff) for human consumption.  
7. Objective an d 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 health; Protectio n of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ARS 56, Prepackaged foods — Labelling  G/TBT/N/TZA/1094  
 
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  2. ISO 711, Cereals and cereal products - Determination of moisture content (Basic 
Reference method).  
3. ISO 712, Cereals and cereal products - Determination moisture content (Routine 
reference method).  
4. ISO 24333, Cereals and cereal product – Sampling.  
5. ISO 605, Pulses — Determination of impurities, s ize, foreign odours, insects, and 
species and variety — Test methods  
6. ISO 6639 -1, Cereal and pulses – Determination of hidden insect infestation - Part 
1: General principles.  
7. ISO 6639 -2, Cereal and pulses – Determination of hidden insect infestation - Part 
2: Sampling.  
8. ISO 6639 -3, Cereal and pulses – Determination of hidden insect infestation - Part 
3: Reference method.  
9. ISO 6639 -4, Cereal and pulses – Determination of hidden insect infestation - Part 
4: Rapid method.  
10. ISO 27085, Animal feeding stuffs — Determ ination of calcium, sodium, 
phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, 
molybdenum, arsenic, lead and cadmium by ICPAES  
11. ISO 3367, Determination of mercury, content - flameless atomic absorption 
method  
12. ISO 6561 -1, Fruits, vegetab les and derived products — Determination of 
cadmium content — Part 1: Method using graphite furnace atomic absorption 
spectrometry.  
13. ISO 6561 -2, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of 
cadmium content — Part 2: Method using flame atomic a bsorption spectrometry.  
14. ES 671: 2001 Teff – Specification  
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 Ro ad, 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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