G/TBT/N/TZA/494  
 
20 November 2020 
(20-8411) 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  
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):  
Prepackaged and prepared foods (ICS 67.230)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 4(292) 
CD3 Cashew butter – Specification (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard prescribes requirements, methods of 
sampling and testing for cashew butter derived from kernels of cashew tree (Anacardium 
occidentale, L) intended for human consumption  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent pr oblems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• CODEX STAN 192, General standards for food additives  
• TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 54, Animal and Vegetable fats and oils – Sampling  
• TZS 101, refined sugar -specification  
• TZS 109, Food processing units – Code of hygiene — General  
• TZS 122, Microbiology of food and feeding Stuffs – Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp  
• TZS 125, Microbiolog y of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species) - Part 2: Technique using rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar medium  
• TZS 131, Microbiology – General guidanc e for enumeration of yeast and moulds 
– Colony count technique at 25 °C 
• TZS 132, edible salt – Specification  G/TBT/N/TZA/494  
 
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  • TZS 538, Packaging and labelling of foods  
• TZS 731, Microbiology of food and feeding Stuffs -Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia Coli – Most Probable 
Number Technique  
• TZS 739, Cashew kernels – Specification  
• TZS 799, Foodstuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived pro ducts – High-
performance liquid chromatographic method  
• TZS 831, brown sugar – specification  
• TZS 851, Honey -Specification  
• TZS 1322, Oils and fats Sampling and test methods – Purity tests  
• TZS 1326, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of moistu re and 
volatile matter  
• TZS 1331, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of acid value and 
acidity  
• TZS 2620, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of ash  
• TZS 2623, Butter, edible oil emulsions and spreadable fats –Determination of f at 
content (Reference method)  
• ISO 1738, Butter ― Determination of salt content  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
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:   
Contact person(s):  
Ms. Bahati Samillani (NEP officer) and Mr. Clavery Chausi  
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
Morogoro/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O Box 9524  
Dar Es Salaam  
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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