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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

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

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 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 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): Tea, whether or not flavoured (HS code(s): 0902); Tea (ICS code(s): 67.140.10)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DARS 1071:2024,Flavoured Black Tea — Specification,First Edition.

Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (11 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This Draft African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for flavoured black tea intended for human consumption.

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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 56, Labelling of pre-packaged foods — General requirements

2._    CXC 1, General principles of food hygiene

3._    CAC/GL 66, Guidelines for the Use of Flavourings

4._    AOAC, Official Methods of Analysis

5._    ISO 3720, Black tea — Definition and basic requirements

6._    ISO 1573, Tea — Determination of loss in mass at 103 °C

7._    ISO 1575, Tea — Determination of total ash

8._    ISO 1576, Tea — Determination of water soluble ash and water insoluble ash

9._    ISO 1577, Tea — Determination of acid insoluble ash

10._  ISO 1578, Tea — Determination of alkalinity of water-soluble ash

11._  ISO 1839, Tea — Sampling

12._  ISO 6078, Black tea — Vocabulary

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

14._  ISO 9768, Tea — Determination of water extract

15._  ISO 14502-1, Determination of substances characteristic of green and black tea — Part 1: Content of total polyphenols in tea — Colorimetric method using Folin-Ciocalteu reagent

16._  ISO 15598, Tea — Determination of crude fibre content

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

18._  ISO 21527-2, 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

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined and notified

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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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)

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