Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 
Date when the measure came into force
20 August 1982 
Publication where the measure is specified
TZS 128: 1981 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Meat and meat products – canned – Microbiological – Specification 
Country/Region applying the measure
Tanzania 
The rationale of the measure
The objective of this measure is to ensure the quality of the products, if the demand is to be maintained and further developed. 
Coded list of objectives
A: Protection of human life and health 
Description of the measure
This measure prescribes microbiological specifications for conned meat and meat products (such as Extract Soup (ES) and Soup Stock Manufacture (SSM), packed in hermetically sealed containers which have been heat-treated after sealing to such an extent that the product is shelf-stable. 
Reference of the measure
Reference clause, 3, 4, 5 and 6 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
1601.00.00 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food preparations based on these products. Yes Canned meat and meat products.    
1602 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood. Yes Canned meat and meat products.    
Description
Canned meat and meat products. 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world    
Description
Entire World