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Notifying Member: TANZANIA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or flavoured or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, fruit, nuts or cocoa, and yogurt may additionally contain chocolate, spices, coffee, plants or cereals (HS code(s): 0403); Milk and processed milk products (ICS code(s): 67.100.10)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): DARS 1057:2025, Yoghurt — Specification, First edition.; (9 page(s), in English)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road

P. O. Box 9524

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

Tel. No: +255 22 245 0298/+255 22 245 0206

Email: nep@tbs.go.tz

Website: www.tbs.go.tz

Telefax: +255 22 2450959

E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz

Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz

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Description of content: This African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for yoghurt products intended for direct human consumption or further processing

Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under SPS committee.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or health; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement

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Relevant documents:

1._    ARS 53, General Principles of Food Hygiene – Code of practice

2._    ARS 56, Labelling of Prepackaged Foods

3._    ARS 1034, Dairy Industry-Glossary of terms

4._    CXS 192, General Standard for Food Additives

5._    CXS 193, General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed

6._    ISO 707, Milk and milk products — Guidance on sampling

7._    ISO 6579-1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.

8._    ISO 6888-1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) — Part 1: Method using Baird-Parker agar medium

9._    ISO 11290-1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. — Part 1: Detection method

10._  ISO 14501, Milk and milk powder — Determination of aflatoxin M1 content — Clean-up by immunoaffinity chromatography and determination by high-performance liquid chromatography

11._  ISO 23319, Cheese and processed cheese products- Determination of fat content- Gravimetric method (Reference method)

12._  ISO 16649-1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of betaglucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli — Part 1: Colony-count technique at 44 degrees C using membranes and 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl beta-D-glucuronide

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 20 October 2025

[X] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

Contact person(s):

Ms. Bahati Samillani (NEP officer)

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