G/TBT/N/TZA/180  
 
23 May 2018  
(18-3076) 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): Non-
alcoholic beverages (ICS 67.160.20).  
5. Title, number  of pages and language(s) of the notified document: AFDC12 
(5301)P3 Blackcurrant juice – Specification (6 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Tanzania Standard prescribes the requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for blackcurrant juice intended for direct 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  
 TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
 TZS 1487, Fruits and Vegetables –Sampling  
 TZS 1499, Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of volatile acidity  
 TZS 1504, Fruits and Vegetables – Determination of ethanol content  
 TZS 109, Code of hygiene for food processing units – General  
 TZS 113, Canned, Bottled Fruits and Vegetables – Code of hygiene  
 TZS 131, Microbiology – General guidance for enumeration of yeast and mould -
Colony count technique at 25 0C  
 TZS 118, Foodstuffs – General Guidance for the Enumeration of microorganisms – 
Colony Count Technique at 30 0C  
 TZS 122, Microbiology of food and feeding staffs – Horizontal method for detection 
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   TZS 538, Packaging and Labeling of Foods  
 TZS 731, Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for detection 
and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli  
 Codex Stan 192 - General standard for food additives  
 Codex Stan 192, General Standard for food additives  
 Codex Stan 193, General Standard for contamina nts 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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