G/TBT/N/TZA/445  
27 April 2020  
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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  
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):  Spices and 
condiments. Food additives (ICS 67. 220) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC07 (6576) 
P3 Vanilla — Specification (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for vanilla belonging to the species Vanilla fragrans (Salisbury) Ames, 
syn. Vanilla planifolia Andrews. This Tanzania Standard is applicable to vanilla in pods, 
bulk, cut or in t he form of powder and not applicable to vanilla extracts  
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:   
• TZS 118, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
enumeration of microorganisms — Colony count technique at 30 ºC  
• TZS 122, Foodstuffs — Microbial examination for Salmonella  
• TZS 131, Microbiology — General guidance for the enumeration of yeast and mould 
— Colony count technique at 25 ºC  
• TZS 1492, Fruits and vegetables — Determination of tin content  
• TZS 1493, Fruits and vegetables — Determination of iron content  
• TZS 1495, Fruits and vegetables – Determination of coppe r content  
• TZS 1500, Fruits and vegetables – Determination of zinc content  
• TZS 1502, Fruits and vegetables – Determination of Arsenic content  
• TZS 268: 1986 (1st Ed) General atomic absorption spectrophotometric method for 
determination of lead in food stuffs  G/TBT/N/TZA/445  
 
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  • TZS 33, Spices and condiments — Sampling  
• TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 442, Test methods for vanilla  
• TZS 730 (Part 2), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of -b-glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli – Part 2 – 
Colony -count technique at 4 4°C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl -b-D-glucuronide  
9. Proposed d ate of adoption:  July 2020  
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: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz