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Notifying Member: Tanzania

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

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Agency responsible:

Tanzania Bureau of Standards;
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo;
P O BOX 9524;
Tel: +255 222450206;
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz;
Website: www.tbs.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:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS 071420); Vegetables and derived products (ICS 67.080.20)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: AFDC 21 (393) CD3,Orange fleshed sweet potato flour — Specification, First Edition (7 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This Tanzania standard prescribes requirements, sampling and test methods for orange fleshed sweet potato flour intended for human consumption.

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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

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Relevant documents:

TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values

TZS 109, Food Processing units- Code of hygiene

TZS 122-1 (ISO 6579-1), Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella- Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp

TZS 330 (EAS 900), Cereals and Pulses – Sampling

TZS 538 (EAS 38), Labelling of pre-packaged foods — General requirements

TZS 731 (ISO 7251)- Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs- Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli- Most probable number technique

TZS 961 (1st Ed), Starch – Determination of moisture content – Oven-drying method

TZS 1581-2, Determination of cadmium content – Method flame atomic absorption spectrometry

TZS 2044 (ISO 5985), Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric

TZS 2426-1 (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

FTZS 2473, Animal feeding stuffs - Determination of crude ash

TZS 2565, Bio fortified sweet potato – Specification

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: 6 months from adoption

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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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

+(255) 22 2450206
nep@tbs.go.tz; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz
http://www.tbs.go.tz

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