G/TBT/N/TZA/151  
 
23 April 2018  
(18-2498) 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: info@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): Other milk 
products (ICS 67.100.99).  
5. Title, number of pa ges and language(s) of the notified document: AFDC 14 (5259) 
P3 Ghee – Specification (4 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This draft Tanzania standard prescribes the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for Ghee produced 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  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Tanzania Government Gazette . 
 TZS 4 – Rounding off numerical values . 
 TZS 34 -3 – Animal feeds and feeding stuffs – Sampling and test methods Part 3 – 
Microbiological.  
 TZS 54 -1 – Oils and fats – Sampling and test methods – sampling, physical and 
chemical tests.  
 TZS 76 – Methods for determination  of Arsenic . 
 TZS 109 – Food processing units – code of hygiene . 
 TZS 112 – Milk – Production, processing, transportation and distribution – code of 
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   TZS 118 – Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
enumeration of microorganisms – Colony count technique at 30 0C. 
 TZS 122 – Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella s pp. 
 TZS 125 – 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 – Amendment 
1: Inclusion o f precision data.  
 TZS 253 – Butter – Method of sampling and test.  
 TZS 131 – Microbiology - General guidance for enumeration of yeast and moulds – 
Colony count technique at 25 ºC.  
 TZS 538 – Labelling of pre -packaged foods – General requirements . 
 TZS 852 -2 – Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes  - Enumeration method . 
 TZS 731 – Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
detection and enumeration of presump tive Escherichia coli  – Most Probable 
Number Technique . 
 ISO 14674 - Milk and milk powder – Determination of aflatoxin M1 content – 
Clean -up by immunoaffinity chromatography and determination by thin -layer 
chromatography . 
 ISO 8294 - Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of copper, iron and 
nickel contents – Graphite furnace atomic absorption method . 
 ISO 12193 - Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of lead by direct 
graphite furnace atomic absorpti on spectroscopy . 
 CAC/MRL 2 - Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and Risk Management 
Recommendations (RMRs) for Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: September 2018  
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: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.t z 
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