AFDC 15 (261) CD3 
                              DRAFT TANZANIA STANDARD                                                                          
 
 
 
               Chewy candy  – Specification  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                            TANZANIA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
 
  
 0 Foreword  
This Tanzania Standard is being prepared to ensure the safety and quality of chewy candy  produced and/ 
or traded in the country .  
In the preparation of this, Tanzania assistance was drawn from IS 9095 :1979 Protein chewy candy  
published by India Bureau of Standards (BIS).  
In reporting the results of a test or analysis made in accordance with this Tanzania Standard, if the final 
value observed or calculated is to be rounded off, it shall be done in accordance with TZS 4 (see clause 
2). 
1 Scope  
This Tanzania Standard specifies requirements , methods of sa mpling and test of chewy candy  intended 
for human consumption.  
2 Normative r eferences  
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this standard. For dated 
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced 
document (including any amendments) applies ;  
TZS 4 , Rounding off numerical v alues  
TZS 109, Food processing units - Code of hygiene - General  
TZS 111: Bakery units – Code of hygiene TZS 119, Microbiology - General guidance for the e numeration 
of coliforms - Most probable number technique  
TZS 122 -1/ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella - Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
TZS 125 -1/ ISO 6888 -1, 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  
TZS 155, Sugar confectionery - Methods of sampling and analysis  
CODEX STAN 192, Codex General Standard for food s additives.  
CODEX STAN 193, Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins  in foods  
TZS 538/EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
TZS 730 -1/ ISO 16649 – 1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
beta-glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli - Part 1: Colony -count technique at 44 degrees C using 
membranes and 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -D-glucuronide  
TZS 2426 -2/ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method fo r the 
enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 2: Colony count technique in products with water activity less 
than or equal to 0.95   
 3 Term s and definition s  
For the purpose of this Tanzania Standard the following terms and definitions  shall apply  
3.1 Chewy  candy  
hard-boiled confections made of sugar, and other ingredients permitted in confection ery manufacture  
varying from soft to hard chewy . 
3.2 food grade packaging material  
Packaging  material, made of substances which are safe and suitable for their inte nded use and which will 
not impart any toxic substance or undesirable odour or flavour to the product  
4 Requirements  
4.1 General requirements  
 
The chewy candy piece shall :  
 be uniform in colour, shape and size  
 have  a texture ranging from soft chewy to ha rd chewy  
 be free from grittiness.  
 have a characteristic fresh taste and pleasant flavor and odor.  
 be free from extraneous substances and impurities.  
 not have off flavor or rancid odor.  
4.2 Ingredients  
4.2.1 Essential ingredients   
The following essential in gredients shall be used in the preparation of chewy candy  
 Sugar  
 Liquid Glucose  
 Maltodextrin  
 pectin  
4.2.2 Optional ingredients  
In addition to the essential ingredients in 4. 2.1, the following optional ingredients may be used in the 
preparation of chewy candy: 
 Skim Milk Powder  
 Condensed Milk  
 Butter/ edible fats and oil  
 gelatin  
 Proteins: Edible Groundnut -Flours/Protein Isolate  
 Honey  
 Vitamins and Minerals . 
 fruits, fresh or dried and fruit products;  
 chocolate, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, coffee and tea;  
 edible  nuts and nut products;   
  edible common salt;  
4.2 Specific requirements  
Chewy candy  shall comply with the specific requirements stipulated in Table 1  
 
    Table 1 — Specific requirements for chewy candy  
S/N Characteristics  
 Requirements  
 Test method  
1 Moist ure content, %, max.  
 9  TZS 155 
2 Sulphated ash ( on dry basis ), percent by 
mass, Max  
 2.5 
3 Acid insoluble ash  ( on dry basis ), percent by 
mass, Max  
 0.2  
 
5 Food additives  
When f ood additives used in the preparation of chewy candy  shall be  in ac cordance with Codex  Stan 192.  
6 Hygiene  
6. Chewy candy  shall be prepared under Good Hygie nic Practices as stipulated in TZS 109 and TZS 111 
(see clause 2).  
6.2 When tested by appropriate methods of sampling and test, chewy candy  shall be free from 
pathog enic microorganisms and shall comply with the microbiological limits gi ven in T able 2. 
Table 2 - Microbial limits for chewy c andy  
Characteristic  Maximum limit  Methods of test (see clause 2)  
 Yeast and mould cfu/g   102   TZS 2426 -1 
 Salmonella  spp per 25 g   absent   TZS 122 -1 
 E. coli cfu/g   absent   TZS 730-2  
 S. aureus cfu/g   absent   TZS 125 -1 
 
7 Contaminants  
Heavy metal  
Presence of heavy metal shall conform to the limits set in appropriate s ections of CODEX STAN 193 (see 
clause 2).  
  
 8 Sam pling and methods of test  
8.1 Sampling  
Chewy candy  shall be samples  in accordance with Tanzania Standard  TZS 155. 
8.2 Method of test  
Chewy candy shall be tested in accordance with methods described in this Tanzania Standard.  
9 Packing, marking and labelli ng  
9.1 Packing  
Chewy candy  shall be packed in food grade packaging  materials that do not affect the qual ity and safety 
of the product.  
9.2 Marking and labelling  
9.2.1 Labelling of chewy candy  shall be done in accordance with the requirements of the TZS  538/EAS 
38 and the following particular shall be clearly and indelibly marked on each container; printing ink if any 
shall be non -toxic and non -transferable  
a) Name of the product shall be chewy candy  
b) Name, physical and postal address of the manufactu rer;  
c) Batch or code number;  
d) Date of manufacture and expire date;  
e) Net weight;  
f) Country of origin;  
g) List of ingredients;  
h) Storage  conditions  and instructions; and  
i) Trade name or brand, if any.  
9.2.2 The containers shall be marked with  the TBS Standards Mark of Quality.  
NOTE - The TBS Standards Mark of Quality shall be used by the manufacturers only under licence from 
TBS. Particulars of conditions under which the licences are granted, may be obtained from TBS.