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Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-766  

NTB Type

5.13. Other quantity control measures  

Complaint

Intellectual property infringement. Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority requires manufactures to disclose recipe or formulae which is an intellectual property so as to approve or register products.  

Status note

During the bilateral Meeting held from 23- 27 April 2019, Tanzania reported that what is required is not the formula but the ingridients/composition contained in the product and it is an international requirement. Tanzania was of the view that the NTB should tabled during the meeting of the Standards committee where food and drugs experts are members.
However, the Meeting agreed that this NTB is resolved.  

Progress update note

 

Policy or regulatory NTB

Yes 

Location

Tanzania: Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority (Government institution)  

Reporting Country or Region

Kenya  

Country specific trade issue

No  

Date of incident

2017-05-05  

Status

Resolved  

Date of resolution

2019-04-27  

Product Description

All products

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Total value

0  

Date reported

2017-08-02 11:49  

Modified

2019-05-05 21:06