1.

Notifying Member: TANZANIA

If applicable, name of local government involved:

2.

Agency responsible: Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)

3.

Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Seaweeds and other algae (HS code(s): 12122); Food technology (ICS code(s): 67)

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

5.

Title of the notified document: PCD 739: 2025, Dried raw seaweed - Specification, First Edition. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 12

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/TZA/25_08075_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: This draft Zanzibar National Standard specifies requirements, sampling and testing methods for dried raw seaweeds for human consumption.

Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.

7.

Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.

8.

Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[ ]        Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):

[ ]        World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number):

[ ]        International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number):

[X]       None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[ ] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

9.

Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

1._    CXC 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed

2._    CXC 52, Code of practice for fish and fishery products

3._    EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry ― Code of practice

4._    ISO 4833 (all parts), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms — Colony-count technique at 30 °C

5._    ISO 6888 (all parts), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species)

6._    ISO 16649-2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of beta-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli — Part 2: Colony-count technique at 44 degrees C using 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl beta-D-glucuronide

7._    ISO 21527-1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 1: Colony count technique in products with water activity greater than 0.95

8._    ZNS 61, Packaging and labelling of food

9._    ZNS 572, Code of aquaculture practices for seaweed

10._  ZNS 664, General Principal of Food Hygiene

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined and notified.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

[X]     Trade facilitating measure

12.

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 19 January 2026

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road

P. O. Box 9524

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298

       +(255 22) 245 0206

Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959

E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz

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

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Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road

P. O. Box 9524

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298

       +(255 22) 245 0206

Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959

E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz

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