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Notifying Member: TANZANIA

If applicable, name of local government involved:

2.

Agency responsible: Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)

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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): Waffles and wafers (HS code(s): 190532); Food products in general (ICS code(s): 67.040)

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

[X]     All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: AFDC 15 (766) DTZS, Waffles – Specification, First Edition. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 6

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/SPS/TZA/26_00375_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: This Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and testing for waffles intended for human consumption.

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

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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.

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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:

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

1._    CODEX STAN 193, Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in foods

2._    CODEX STAN 192, Codex General Standard for foods additives

3._    TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values

4._    TZS 109, Food processing units - Code of hygiene - General

5._    TZS 111, Bakery units – Code of hygiene

6._    TZS 118, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms - Colony-count technique at 30 °C

7._    TZS 122-1, Microbiology of food and feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella spp.

8._    TZS 125-1, 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._    TZS 155, Sugar confectionery - Methods of sampling and analysis

10._  TZS 538, Pre -packaged food labeling - general requirements

11._  TZS 731, Microbiology of food and feeding-stuffs - Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia Coli - Most Probable Number Technique

12._  TZS 2426-2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds Part 2: Colony count technique in products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95

13._  TZS 2753, Bakery products - methods of sampling

14._  TZS 3229, Foodstuffs-Determination of water activity

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

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

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

[X]     Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 17 March 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