G/TBT/N/TZA/179  
 
23 May 2018  
(18-3075) 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): Cereals, 
pulses and derived products (ICS 67.060).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 
AFDC12(5296)P3  Pumpkin  flour (fruit pulp) - Specification (4 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Tanzania standard prescribes requirements and methods of 
sampling and tests for pumpkin pulp flour intended for human consumption or for other 
use 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:   
 Tanzania Government Gazette  
 TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
 TZS 109 - Code of hygiene for food processing units – General  
 TZS 118, Method of plate count of bacteria in foodstuffs  
 TZS 119, Method for detection and estimation of coliform bacteria in Foodstuffs  
 TZS 122: 2007 - Foodstuffs – Microbiological examination for salmonellae  
 TZS 131, Foodstuffs – Method for yeast and moulds count  
 TZS 330, Cereals – Sampling of milled products  
 TZS 331, Cereals – Methods of test for milled products  
 TZS 538, Packaging and labeling of foods  
 TZS 799, (2nd Ed)/ISO 16050: 2003 Foodstuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1, 
and the total content of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived 
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   Codex Stan 192, General Standard for food additives  
 Codex Stan 193, General Standard for contaminants in food  
 Codex online database for pesticide residues in food   
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.tz   
 
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