G/TBT/N/TZA/425  
17 April 2020  
(20-3042) 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  
Tel: +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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fish and 
fishery products (ICS 67.120.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 23 (5713) 
P3 Powdered sardines — Specification (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Standard specifies requirements and methods of sampling 
and test for powdered sardines produced from sardines of the family cyprinidae including 
species Rastrineobola argentea, Engraulicypris sardella, Stolephorus commersonii, 
Stolephorus devis Limnothrissa miodon, Stolothrissa tanganicae intended for human 
consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicabl e: Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 4: Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 109 Code of hygiene for food processing units – General  
• TZS 118/ISO 4833: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of microorganisms – Colony -count technique at 30 °C 
• TZS 119 /ISO 4831 - Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for detection and enumeration of coliforms – Most probable numbe r 
technique  
• TZS 122/ISO 6579 Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
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  • TZS 123 Microbiological examination for Clostridium perfringens – Test method  
• TZS 125/ISO 6888 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus 
aureus and other species) – Part 2: Technique using rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar 
medium  
• TZS 131 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuff \: General guidance for 
enumeration of yeasts and moulds \- Colony Count technique at 25 °C 
• Codex Stan 192 food additives  
• Codex Stan 193 Contaminants in foods  
• TZS 731/ISO 7251: Microbiology of food and feeding -stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection and  enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most Probable 
Number Technique  
• TZS 799/ ISO 16050 Foodstuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total 
content of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products – 
High-performance liqu id chromatographic method  
• ISO 984.27 Determination of calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, 
potassium, phosphorus, sodium, and zinc in fortified food products by microwave 
digestion and inductively coupled plasma -optical emission spectrometry: singl e-
laboratory validation and ring trial.  
• TZS 1317/ISO 930 Spices and Condiments - Determination of acid insoluble ash  
• TZS 1500 -15: Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Sampling and methods of 
test – Part 15 Determination of zinc content \- Atomic absor ption spectrometric 
method  
• TZS 1568  (part 2) Method for determination of iron in flours – Quantitative 
Spectrophotometric method for determination of Total Iron and Iron from Ferrous 
Sulphate in Flours and Premixes  
• ISO 1736, Dried milk and dried milk products — Determination of fat content — 
Gravimetric method (Reference method)  
• TZS 1806 Dried Rastrineobola argentea specification  
• TZS 1807 Dried and salted dried fish specification  
• TZS 1813 Processing and handling of dried fish and fish products — Code o f 
practice  I 
• SO 20483, Cereals and pulses — Determination of the nitrogen content and 
calculation of the crude protein content — Kjeldahl method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 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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