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Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) was established
under the Ministry of Industry, Trade and
Marketing by an Act of Parliament, The Standards
Act No.3 of 1975 as the National Standards
Institute and became operational in April 1976.
The Bureau was established as part of the efforts
by the government to strengthen the supporting
institutional infrastructure for the industry and
commercial sectors of the economy. Specifically,
TBS was mandated to undertake measures for quality
control of products of all descriptions and
promote standardization in industry and commerce.
It was subsequently renamed Tanzania Bureau of
Standards through an amendment to the Act by Act
No.1 of 1977.
Corporate functions
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Formulation of National
Standards in the fields of
agriculture and food,
chemicals,
textiles, leather,
environment, engineering and
service industry.
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Promotion of standardization
and quality assurance services
in industry and commerce
through training of personnel
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Company standardization,
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Quality assurance and
management systems,
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iii.
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Quality improvement |
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iv.
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Laboratory techniques and
accreditation, ISO 17025, ISO
15189,
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v.
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Packaging technology and
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vi.
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Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Points (HACCP).
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c. |
Implementation of standards in
industry in the aforesaid
sub-sectors through
appropriate certification
schemes evolved through
regulations made under the TBS
Standards Act. Current and
planned schemes include:
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‘tbs’ Mark Certification
Scheme;
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Tested Product Certification
Scheme;
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Batch
Certification Scheme for
Imports;
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Management Systems
Registration Scheme.
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d.
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Undertaking testing of product
samples drawn by TBS
inspectors in the course of
implementing standards
(certification
samples), requested by
manufacturers themselves (type
testing samples), brought by
consumers
(consumers complaint
samples) or for checking
laboratory proficiency
(proficient testing
samples).
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e. |
Undertaking calibration of
industrial and scientific
measuring equipment and
instruments as the custodian
of the national measurement
standards |
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