G/SPS/N/TZA/305  
10 October 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should 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)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  PCD 451:2023, Seaweed based pickle - Specification, 
First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TZA/23_12883_00_e.pdf  
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: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/pl ant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TZA/305  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry - Code of practice  
2. CODEX STAN 192, General Standard for Food Additives  
3. CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food and 
feed 
4. ISO 750, Fruits, vegetables  and derived products - Sampling and methods of test - 
Part 2: Determination of titratable acid ity 
5. ISO 2448 Fruits and vegetable products - Determination of ethanol content  
6. 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  
7. 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  
8. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella - Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
9. ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of bet a- glucuronidase - positive Escherichia coli - Part 2: Colony 
count technique at 44 °C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indoly beta -D- glucuronide  
10. ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of yeasts and mou lds - Part 2: Colony count technique in products 
with water activity less than or equal to 0,95  
11. ZNS 61, Packaging and labelling of food  
12. ZNS 94, Rounding off numerical values  
13. ZNS 325, Fruits and vegetables – Determination of Sodium Chloride in brine   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 December 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0206  
E-mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National E nquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0206  
E-mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz