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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): Cheese and curd (HS code(s): 0406); Cheese (ICS code(s): 67.100.30)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): DARS 1045:2025,Labneh — 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 specifying the requirements, sampling and test methods for Labneh cheese intended for direct human consumption or for 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 16649-1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of beta-glucuronidase-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