G/TBT/N/TZA/134  
 
5 February 2018  
(18-0805) 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): Meat, meat 
products and other animal produce (ICS 67.120.10) . 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: AFDC 22 (5279) 
P3 Sausages – Specification Part 1: Raw or Cooked red meat Sausages (8 page(s), in 
English)    
6. Description of content: This Tanzania standard specifies requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for red meat sausages from cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and other animals 
intended 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  
 KS 59 -1:2017 Sausage – Specification Part 1: Raw, cooked red meat sausages and 
sausage  meat published  by the Kenya Bureau of Standards.  
 TZS 4 – Rounding off numerical values.  
 TZS 76 – General method for determination of Arsenic silver diethyldithiocarmate 
photometric method.  
 TZS 110 – Abattoir design, Ante mortem and post mortem inspection of 
slaughtered animals, fresh meat and processed meat products – Code of hygiene,  
 TZS 118/ISO 4833, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of microorganisms – Colony -count technique at 30oC 
 TZS 119 – Microbiology – General guidance for the enumeration  of coliforms – G/TBT/N/TZA/134  
 
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  Most Probable Number technique (MPN).  
 TZS 121, Microbiological examination for Clostridium botulinum  and Clostridium 
botulinum  toxins – Test method.  
 TZS 122 – Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella spp.  
 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 Bair d-parker agar medium – Amendment 
1: Inclusion of precision data.  
 TZS 131 – Microbiology - General guidance for enumeration of yeast and moulds – 
Colony count technique at 25 ºC.  
 TZS 458 Code of hygiene for meat processing plant.  
 TZS 538 – Packaging and lab elling of foods.  
 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 presumptive Escherichia coli  – Most Probable 
Number Technique.  
 TZS 1760/ISO 937 Meat and meat products – Determination of nitrogen content 
(Reference method).  
 Codex Stan 193 – Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food 
and Feed.  
 TZS 949 -1/ISO 21528 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – 
Horizontal methods for the detection and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae – Part 
1 – Detection and enumeration by MPN technique with pre -enrichment.  
 TZS 949 -2/ISO 21528 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs -- 
Horizontal methods for the detection and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae – 
Part 2 – Colony count method.  
 TZS 1761/ISO 1443 Meat and meat products – Determination of total fat content.  
 ISO 1442 Meat and me at products – Determination of moisture content (Reference 
method)  
 ISO 936 Meat and meat products – Determination of total ash  
 CAC/RCP 58 -2005, Code of hygienic practice for meat  
 ISO 4833, Microbiology of foods and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method  for 
the enumeration of microorganisms – Part 2: Colony count technique at 30 °C  
 ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella spp.  
 ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli  – Most probable 
number technique  
 Codex Stan 192, General standard for food additives   
9. Proposed date of adoption: June 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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