G/TBT/N/TZA/1043  
10 October 2023  
(23-6757) 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:   
Zanzibar Bureau of Standards (ZBS)  
PO Box 1136  
Zanzibar  
Tel: +255 24 2232225  
Fax: +255 24 2232225  
E-mail: info@zbs.go.tz  
Web: www.zbs.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:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Sala am, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  EDIBLE 
VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS (HS code(s): 07); Vegetables and 
derived products (ICS code(s): 67. 080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  PCD 450:2023, 
Seaweed based jam - Specification, First Edition; (9 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft standard specifies requirements, method of sampling 
and test for seaweed based jam 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; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
CODEX STAN 192 , General Standard for Food Additives  
CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  G/TBT/N/TZA/1043  
 
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  EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
ISO 2173 Fruit and vegetable products - Determination of soluble solids - Refractometric 
method  
ISO 4833 -2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms — Part 2: Co lony count at 30 °C by the surface plating technique  
ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30 °C by the pour plate technique  
ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain  — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of beta - glucuronidase -positive Esc herichia coli — Part 2: Colony count 
technique at 44 degrees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indoly beta -D- glucuronide  
ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony cou nt technique in products with 
water activity less than or equal to 0,95  
ZNS 61 , Packaging and labeling of food  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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