G/TBT/N/TZA/467  
26 May 2020  
(20-3795) 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  
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 [   ], 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):  Cereals, 
pulses and derived products (ICS 67.0 60) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 16  (6716) 
P3 Soy Sauce — Specifications (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard prescribes the requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for salty soy sauce, light soy sauce and dark (thick) soy sauce obtained 
from fermentation of soybeans (Glycine max (L.) Merr. ) for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rati onale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• CODEX STAN 193, General standard for Food Additives  
• CODEX STAN 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
• TZS 109, General principles of food hygiene  
• TZS 117, Food – Handling of samples for microbiological analysis – Code of practice  
• TZS 122, Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs – Horizontal meth od for the 
detection of salmonella spp  
• TZS 125, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci \(Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species \) – Part 1 \: Technique using Baird \-Parker agar medium – 
Amendment 1 \: Inclusion of precision data  
• TZS 131, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuff \: General guidance for 
enumeration of yeasts and moulds \- Colony Count technique at 25°C  
• TZS 330, Cereals – Sampling of milled products  
• TZS 331, Cereals – Milled products - Methods of test  G/TBT/N/TZA/467  
 
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  • TZS 538, Labelling of pre \-packaged foods — General requirements  
• TZS 730, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of \-b\-glucuronidase \-positive Escheria coli – Part 2 – Colony \-count 
technique at 44°C using 5 \-bromo \-4\-chloro \-3\-indolyl \-b\-D\-glucuronide  
• TZS 1083, Dry Soy bean - Specification  
• TZS 1491, Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Sampling and methods of test – 
Part 5 \: Determination of pH  
• TZS 1496, ruits, vegetables and derived products – Sampling and methods of test – 
Part 10 \: Determination of soluble solids  
• TZS 1502, Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Sampling and methods of test 
Part 14 \: Determination of arsenic content \- Silver di ethyldithocarbamate 
spectrophotometric method  
• TZS 1495 Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of copper 
content — Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry  
• TZS 1527, Fruits and vegetables \- Determination of specific gravity  
• TZS 15 29, Fruits and vegetables \- Determination of sodium chloride in brine  
• TZS 1770, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point \(HACCP \) System — 
Requirements for any organization in the food chain  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  August 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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