G/TBT/N/TZA/891  
8 February 2023  
(23-0929) 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:   
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):  Plants, 
parts of plants, incl. seeds and fruits, used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for 
insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or 
powdered (excl. ginseng roots, coca leaf, poppy straw and ephedra) (HS code(s): 
121190); Spices and condiments (ICS code (s): 67.220.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 7 
(1521),Whole and ground lemongrass - Specification; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, methods of  
sampling and test for dried whole or ground lemon grass leaves (Cymbopogon citratus 
L.) 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:   
• TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 33, Spices and condiments — Sampling  
• TZS 109, Codes of hygiene for food processing units — General  
• TZS 118, Foodstuffs — General guidance for the enumeration of microorganisms 
— Colony Count Technique at 30 ºC  G/TBT/N/TZA/891  
 
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  • TZS 122, Foodstuffs — Microbial examination for salmonella TZS 268, General 
atomic absorption spectrophotometric metho d for determination of lead in food 
stuffs  
• TZS 538, Packaging and labeling of foods  
• TZS 730 (Part 2) (1st Ed) ISO 16649 (Part 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 -
bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl -b-D-glucuronide  
• TZS 731: 2018 (3nd Ed) ISO 7251 - Microbiology of food and feeding -stuffs – 
Horizontal method for the detection and enume ration of presumptive Escherichia 
Coli – Most Probable Number Technique  
• 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 chromatograp hic method  
• TZS 1315, Spices and condiments — Determination of extraneous matter and 
foreign matter content  
• TZS 1317, Spices and condiments — Determination of acid insoluble ash  
• TZS 1318, Spices and condiments — Determination of moisture content 
Entrainment  method  
• TZS 1492, Fruits and vegetables — Determination of tin content  
• TZS 1502, Fruits and vegetables — Determination of Arsenic content Codex stan 
193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed ISO 
7609, Essential oils - Analysis  by Gas Chromatography on capillary columns – 
General method  
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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