G/TBT/N/TZA/554  
8 April 2021  
(21-2954) 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):  Materials 
and articles in conta ct with foodstuffs (ICS 67.250)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 2(66) CD2 
Packaging materials and articles in Contact with Food – General Requirements 
(22 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard provides the requirements of packaging materials 
and articles in contact with food and their subsequent use. This standard is expected to 
be a guide on the requirements of the packaging materials and articles in contact with 
food which are c onsidered toxicologically safe and not on the manner of the actual 
processing or use  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requi rements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• FTZS 2929 -2:2021: Glass hollowware in contact with food - Release of lead and 
cadmium - Part 2: Permissible limits  
• AFDC 2(229) CD2: Determination of specific and/ or overall migration of 
constituents of plastics materials and articles intended to come into contact with 
foodstuffs - Method of analysis  
• AFDC 2(231) CD2: Specification of plastic materials for food contacts application 
Part 3: Colorants  
• FTZS 2921 -1:2021: Ceramic cookware in contact with food - Release of  lead and 
cadmium - Part 1: Methods of test  
• FTZS 2923 -2:2021 Ceramic cookware in contact with food - Release of lead and 
cadmium - Part 2: Permissible limits  G/TBT/N/TZA/554  
 
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  • TZS 2247 Prerequisite Programme on Food Safety -Part 4: Food Packaging 
Manufacturing  
• FTZS 2927 -1:2021 Specification for plastic materials for food contact applications 
part 1: Polypropylene (PP)  
• FTZS 2927 -2:2021  Specification for plastic materials for food contact applications 
part 2: Polyethylene (PE)  
• FTZS 2927 -4:2021 Specification for plastic materials f or food contact applications 
part 4: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)  
• FTZS 2927 -5:2021 Specification plastic materials for food contacts applications 
Part 5: Polystyrene  
• FTZS 2930:2021: Rubber and plastics gloves for food services -Limits or 
extractable substances  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TZA/21_2552_00_e.pdf