G/TBT/N/TZA/154  
 
23 April 2018  
(18-2501) 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): Milk and 
processed milk products (ICS 67.100.10 ). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: AFDC 14 (5263) 
P3 Sweetened condensed milk – Specification (5 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Tanzania standard prescribes the requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for sweetened condensed milk produced 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.  
 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 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 yeas t and moulds – 
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   TZS 441 – Fermented milks – Determination of titratable Acidity – Potentiometric 
method.  
 TZS 538, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements.  
 TZS 852 -2 – Microbiology of food and animal feeding s tuffs – Horizontal method 
for detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes  - Enumeration method 
(Identical to ISO 11290 -2). 
 TZS 731 – Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichi a coli  – Most Probable 
Number Technique.  
 Codex Stan 193 – Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food 
and Feed.  
 ISO 1737 - Evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk – Determination of fat 
content – Gravimetric method (Reference method).  
 ISO 14674 - Milk and milk powder – Determination of aflatoxin M1 content – 
Clean -up by immunoaffinity chromatography and determination by thin -layer 
chromatography.  
 CAC/MRL 2 - Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and Risk Management 
Recommendations (RMRs) for Res idues 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  
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