G/TBT/N/TZA/736  
25 April 2022  
(22-3230) 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;  
Telephone: +255 222450206;  
Email: 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:   
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):  Sunflower 
seeds, whether or not broken (HS code(s): 1206); Oilseeds (ICS code(s): 67.200.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TBS/AFDC 
19(1093) DTZS, Pumpkin Seeds Flour – Specification; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, sampling 
and test methods fo r pumpkin seeds flour intended for 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:   
• TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 109, Food processing units – Code of hygiene – General  
• TZS 118 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms - Part 2 Colony count at 30 °C by pour plate 
technique  
• TZS 122 -1 Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella - Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
• TZS 330, Cereals — Sampling of milled products  G/TBT/N/TZA/736  
 
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  • TZS 538, Packaging and labelling of foods  
• TZS 730 - 2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of -b-glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli – Part 2 – 
Colony -count technique at 44 0C using 5 -bromo4 -chloro -3-indoly l-b-D-
glucuronide  
• TZS 799 Foodstuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products – High-
performance liquid chromatographic method  
• TZS 1314 – 2, Oilseeds – Determination of moi sture and volatile matter content  
• TZS 1314 – 4, Oilseeds – Determination of acidity of oils  
• TZS 2426 -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 TZS 2499, Pumpkin seeds 
– Specification  
• TZS 2624, Oilseeds Residues - Determination of total ash  
• TZS 3242, General standard for contaminants and food additives  
• AFDC 19(1317) CD2 - Oilseed Residues — Determinat ion of Ash Insoluble in 
Hydrochloric Acid  
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 [ ] 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 952 4 
Dar Es Salaam  
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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