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20th July 2010
Tanzania participates in preparation of International carbon footprint standard
Tanzania is actively participating in the preparation of an International Standard on carbon footprint of products (CFP), and has sent a delegation of two people to defend its national position in a series of meetings held from 11 - 17th July 2010 in Mexico.

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 7th June 2010
TBS inspects 376 local industries
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has visited 376 industries in 19 regions in Tanzania as part of its efforts to ensure that all local production abides by national standards.This was revealed by TBS Director, Mr. Charles Ekelege, during a function to grant standards mark licences to manufacturers whose products have recently been certified against relevant Tanzania standards.

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19th May 2010
Over 1500 East African standards harmonized
As the East African Community (EAC) celebrates ten years since its re-establishment, the regional bloc’s bureaus of standards have made an achievement by harmonizing standards of various products. This was revealed recently in Arusha, by the EAC’s Director General of Customs and Trade, Mr. Peter Kiguta, during the opening of the 14th East African Standards Committee (EASC) meeting.

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13th April 2010
Dr. Nagu inaugurates regional cotton testing laboratory
Cotton producing countries in the Eastern and Southern African region will now benefit from the newly established cotton testing facility.This was said recently by the Minister for Industry, Trade and Marketing, Hon. Dr. Mary Nagu, during the inauguration of the Regional Technical Centre (RTC) for East and Central Africa under the Commercial Standardization of Instrument Testing of Cotton Project.

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 7th April 2010
EAC national standards bodies to harmonize inspection procedures

The East African Community national standards bodies are working on the harmonization of quality inspection procedures among the five member states.
The East African Community (EAC) Quality Assurance Technical Sub-committee is studying EAC member countries’ quality inspection processes as part of the process to harmonize inspection procedures in the region.

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 10th March 2010
Dealers in petroleum products urged to adhere to standards
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has called upon dealers in petroleum products to adhere to national standards prescribing quality and safety requirements in the sector. TBS Director, Mr. Charles Ekelege, made the appeal during the grant of licences ceremony held at TBS offices in Dar es Salaam recently, urging the dealers to collect standards from TBS and implement them accordingly.

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3rd February 2010

TBS celebrates landmark year 2009
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) Director, Mr. Charles Ekelege has named the year 2009 as a landmark year in terms of the achievements gained by the Bureau in standardization and quality assurance activities.Addressing TBS members of staff and their spouses during a New Year party held at the Blue Pearl Hotel

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23rd February 2010
Standard for cells and batteries undergoes revision
Tanzania Bureau of Standards is overseeing the revision of the Tanzania Standard for primary batteries. The Cells and Batteries Technical Committee met recently under the chairmanship of Engineer Simon Kabingo from the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), to discuss the proposed changes to the standard as presented by its Secretary, Mr. Liberatus

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9th January 2010
Manufacturers urged to value TBS quality mark
Manufacturers of various products have been urged to value the TBS standards mark of quality as it enables their products to be easily marketable worldwide .
Tanzania Bureau of Standards Director, Mr. Charles Ekelege made the remark during the grant of licences ceremony which was held at TBS headquarters recently.

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7th December 2009
HIV positive workers assured of workplace security
PEOPLE living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) - have been sensitized to know their rights at working places as the government recognizes them with their status. Speaking to Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) workers in an event to mark the World Aids Day recently, Dr. Fidelis Owenya

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4th December 2009
TBS warns against unlawful use of standards mark
TANZANIA Bureau of Standards (TBS) has issued a warning against manufacturers who use the standards mark of quality on their products without following the rigorous procedures attached to the mark. TBS Director, Mr. Charles Ekelege gave the warning recently, during a ceremony to grant standards mark licences and tested products certificates to manufacturers

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29th October 2009
EAC harmonizes standardization, quality assurance regulations
The East African Community (EAC) partner states will soon have uniform regulations on matters of standardization and quality assurance. This was revealed on October 21, during a national stakeholders workshop to discuss and comment on the East African Community Standardization, Quality Assurance

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09th October 2009
Parliamentary Committee commends TBS performance
The Parliamentary Parastatal Organizations Accounts Committee (POAC) has commended the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) for its efforts to ensure that Tanzania is free from substandard products. The Committee had visited TBS headquarters in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, October 7, to familiarize itself with the activities performed by the Bureau.

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 5th October 2009
TBS introduces imports standardization mark
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has introduced a new mark which will cater for imported certified products.The import standardization mark was presented to stakeholders by TBS Director, Mr. Charles Ekelege, at a stakeholders pre-implementation conference held at TBS headquarters in Dar es Salaam, on Friday, October 2, 2009.


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 29th September  2009
ISO President visits Tanzania
The President of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Dr. Alan Morrison has paid a visit to Tanzania. Dr. Morrison arrived in Tanzania on Friday, 25th September, 2009 and was received by his hosts, the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) Executive Council Chairperson Prof. Apollinaria Pereka, and Director, Mr. Charles Ekelege.

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 4th September  2009
National Committee on SPS launched
The Tanzania National Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures has been launched. The Committee was launched recently by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing, Mrs. Joyce Mapunjo at the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) headquarters. Members of the Committee, constituted in accordance with Section 12 of the

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17th August 2009
TBS challenges industry to adopt packaging principles
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has challenged the packaging industry to add value to Tanzania products by adopting the use of packaging know-how.  The challenge was given by TBS Director, Mr. Charles Ekelege, when opening a workshop on packaging technology, held at the Blue Pearl Hotel in Dar es Salaam recently.

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14th August 2009
MITM PS emphasizes need for social responsibility
Business organizations, companies and individual entrepreneurs in the country must critically observe social responsibilities instead of concentrating on profit making activities only. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing (MITM), Mrs. Joyce Mapunjo made the remark recently,

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29th June 2009
ISO Committee on environmental management standards meets in Cairo
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee on Environmental Management Standards, ISO/TC 207, held its meeting in Cairo, Egypt recently,

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2009
TBS assures customers of excellence in testing
The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has assured consumers and manufacturers that it doesn’t just issue standards mark licences without ascertaining the quality of products.

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2009
More TBS laboratories get accredited
Two more Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) laboratories have been granted certificates of accreditation by South African National Accreditation System (SANAS).

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23rd June 2009
Experts urged to sensitize public on food quality, safety
Experts on risk based food inspection have been urged to form a joint initiative to sensitize the public on food quality and safety, so as to do away with food-borne diseases.  Opening a three-day workshop for food quality and safety trainers held recently in Mwanza, the Ilemela District

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23rd June 2009
Nagu urges TBS to continue supporting SMEs
The Minister for Industry, Trade and Marketing, Hon. Dr. Mary Nagu (MP) has urged Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) to continue supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in issues of quality so as to meet the required standards on the products they produce.

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27th May 2009
EAC Sanitary and Phytosanitary Protocol crucial – Ekelege
Stakeholders discussing the draft East African Community Protocol on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (EAC-SPS) Measures have been urged to consider international requirements in keeping with the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s agreement, regional aspects

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15th May 2009
EAC standards bodies resolve to implement SQMT Act
The East Africa Community (EAC) National Standards Bodies have resolved to prioritize the implementation of the East African Community (EAC) Standards, Quality Assurance, Metrology and Testing (SQMT) Act so as to facilitate mutual recognition of quality marks and participation of private sector in SQMT activities.

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6th May 2009
Ekelege elected SADC standardization committee vice chair
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) Director Mr. Charles Ekelege has been elected Vice Chair of the Southern African Development Community Cooperation in Standardization (SADCSTAN).Mr. Ekelege was elected to the two-year rotating post during the 12th SADCSTAN meeting held in Gaborone,

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17th April 2009
TBS to inspect all Tanzania industries
The Tanzania Bureau of Standards has embarked on a programme to inspect all industries in the country in its bid to get rid of substandard products in the local market. This was revealed by TBS Director, Mr. Charles Ekelege on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, during a ceremony to grant standard mark licences and tested products certificates to manufacturers

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8th April  2009
Manual on food quality, safety launched
The manual on food quality and safety to be used in teachers colleges and secondary schools in Tanzania has been launched.  The manual, which will be used to impart awareness on food quality and safety among Tanzanian t

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26th February  2009
TBS to sustain war against substandard products
The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) will always be alongside manufacturers whose products have been certified, to help them fight against unfair competition with uncertified and substandard products.

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20th February  2009
Nagu inaugurates new TBS Executive Council
The Minister for Industry, Trade and Marketing, Dr. Mary Nagu (MP) has inaugurated a new Executive Council (EC) which will oversee the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) in the next three years. The body of 11 councilors, which was appointed on December 8, 2008 and whose tenure expires on December 7, 2011, was officially inaugurated in a ceremony that took place at the TBS headquarters in Dar es Salaam, on Tuesday, February 17, 2009.

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15th January  2009
TBS caters for rural and urban manufacturers- Ekelege
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) will continue to ensure that products produced by small, medium and large manufacturers are certified provided that they meet the required standards. TBS Director, Charles Ekelege made the remark recently in Hanang District, Manyara region, when presenting a paper on standardization during a one day workshop held at Katesh, which was attended by more than 300 participants from 22 neighboring villages.

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