G/TBT/N/TZA/152  
 
23 April 2018  
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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): Milk and 
milk products (ICS 67.100).  
5. Title,  number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: AFDC 14 (5262) 
P3 Milk powder and cream powder – Specification (6 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This draft Tanzania standard prescribes the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for whole milk powder, partially skimmed milk powder, 
skimmed milk powder and cream powder intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prot ection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Tanzania Government Gazette . 
 TZS 4 – Rounding off numerical values . 
 TZS 109 – Food processing units – code of hygiene . 
 TZS 112 – Milk – Production, processing, transportation and distribution – code of 
hygiene.  
 TZS 118 – Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
enumeration of microorganisms – Colony count technique at 30 0C. 
 TZS 119 – Microbiology – General guidance for the enumeration  of coliforms  – 
Most Probable Number technique (MPN).  G/TBT/N/TZA/152  
 
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   TZS 122 – Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella spp.  
 TZS 124 - Milk and milk products – sampling for microbiological examination.  
 TZS 131 – Microbiology - General guidance for enumeration of yeast and moulds – 
Colony count technique at 25 ºC.  
 TZS 538 – Packaging and labelling of foods.  
 TZS 626 – Raw milk – Specification.  
 TZS 635 – Milk and milk products – Guidance on sampling and methods of test.  
 TZS 731 – Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli  – Most Probable 
Number Technique . 
 ISO 5537 -2 – Dried milk – Determination of moisture content (Reference method).  
 ISO 1736 – Dried mil k and dried milk products – Determination of fat content 
Gravimetric method (Reference method).  
 ISO 8968 -1 – Milk and milk products – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 1: 
Kjeldahl principle and crude protein calculation . 
 Codex Stan 192  – General Standard for Food Additives . 
 ISO 7932 – Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of presumptive Bacillus cereus – Colony -count technique at 
30 degrees Centigrade.  
 CAC/MRL 2 – Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and R isk 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.tz