G/TBT/N/TZA/740  
25 April 2022  
(22-3233) 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;  
Telephone: +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 [  ], 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):  Fresh or 
dried walnuts, shelled (HS code(s): 080232); Prepackaged and pre pared foods (ICS 
code(s): 67.230)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 19 (1127) 
DTZS,Raw Walnut Kernels – Specification; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies requirements , methods of 
sampling and testing for raw walnut kernels obtained from walnut tree (Juglans regia L.) 
intended for human consumption or to be used in the food industry.  
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:   
• Codex Stan 193, General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed  
• TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 109, Food processing units – Code of hygiene – General  
• TZS 122, Microbiology of food and feeding Stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp  
• TZS 538, Packaging and labeling of foods  G/TBT/N/TZA/740  
 
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  • TZS 731, Microbiology of food and feeding Stuffs -Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia Coli – Most Probable 
Number Technique  
• TZS 742, Oleaginous seeds – Sampling 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 chromatographic method  
• TZS 1314 – 1, Oilseeds – Determination of content of impurities  
• TZS 1314 – 2, Oilseeds – Determination of moisture and volatile matter content  
• TZS 1314 – 4, Oilseeds – Determination of acidity of oils  
• TZS 2426 - 2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 2: Colony count technique in 
products with water activity less than or equal to 0.9 5 
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 [ ] 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  
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
 
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