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8 March 2021  
(21-1885) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fish and 
fishery products (ICS 67.120.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TBS/AFDC 
23(363) CD3 Canned salmon – Specification (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania standard specifies requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for canned salmon intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protectio n of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 109 - Food processing units - Code of hygiene - General  
• TZS 121 Method for microbiological examination of Clostridium botulinum and 
Clostridium botulinum toxin in foodstuffs  
• TZS 538 Packaging and labelling of foods  
• TZS 1492 / ISO 2447 - Fruit and vegetable products —Determination of tin 
content  
• TZS 2230 Lead determination in fish and fishery product  
• TZS 2231 Determination of methylmercury in fish and shellfish  
• AOAC 2 015.01, Heavy metals in food  
• CAC/GL 50, General guidelines on sampling  
• CAC/RCP 52, Code of practice for fish and fishery products  
• CXG 31 -1999- Guidelines for the Sensory Evaluation of Fish and Shellfish in 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. 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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