G/TBT/N/TZA/131  
 
5 February 2018  
(18-0802) 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 and 
meat products (ICS 67.120.10).  
5. Title, number of  pages and language(s) of the notified document: AFDC 22 (5279) 
P3 Dried meat – Specification (5 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Tanzania standard specifies requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for dried deboned meat meant 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 2723:2017 Dried meat – Specification 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 118/ISO 4833, Microbiology of f ood and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of microorganisms – Colony -count technique at 30oC 
 TZS 121, Microbiological examination for Clostridium botulinum  and Clostridium 
botulinum  toxins – Test method.  
 TZS 122 – Microbiology o f 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 G/TBT/N/TZA/131  
 
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  the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci ( Staphylococcus aureus  and 
other species) – Part 1: Technique using Baird -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 labelling 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 fee ding 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).  
 ISO 17604 – Microbiology of the food chain – Carcass sampling for microbiological 
analysis.  
 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 a nd 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 Enterobacteriac eae – 
Part 2 – Colony count method.  
 TZS 1761/ISO 1443 Meat and meat products – Determination of total fat content.  
 ISO 1442 Meat and meat products – Determination of moisture content (Reference 
method)  
 ISO 936 Meat and meat products – Determination of total ash   
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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