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10th
October 2008
Ekelege underscores the importance of
quality mark
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)
Director Mr. Charles Ekelege has
stressed the significance of the TBS
Standards Mark of Quality in business,
saying it is a very important tool in
business promotion and market access.
Mr. Ekelege was speaking during a
ceremony to grant various manufacturers
with licenses to use the TBS Standards
Mark of Quality on their products, which
took place at the TBS headquarters in
Dar es Salaam, on Thursday, October 9,
2008.
He told manufacturers and media
representatives that by using the mark
on a product, manufacturers create
confidence among their customers that
the product is safe and of approved
quality. Eventually, this ensures
expanded markets and increased sales.
“This mark is internationally accepted.
At the East African Community level, for
instance, there is reciprocal
recognition and acceptance of national
standards bodies’ quality marks among
member countries. No one will block your
product on quality grounds provided it
bears the TBS quality mark,” said Mr.
Ekelege, adding that the mark is also
acceptable in all International
Organization for Standardization (ISO)
member countries, worldwide.
Mr. Ekelege insisted that the decision
the manufacturers had taken to undergo
the painstaking procedures to acquire
the licenses was not in vain, as they
will reap in consumer confidence and
increased market access. He said TBS
will also enter them in its Buyer’s
Guide book to help promote them.
He also ensured them that TBS will keep
on making sure that substandard goods
don’t enter the local market to cause
unfair competition against certified
local products. He added: “We will soon
introduce a new programme, the
Pre-shipment Verification of Conformity
to Standards (PVoC) which will be the
ultimate measure in dealing with the
influx of substandard goods from
abroad.”
Mr. Ekelege also urged the general
public to build a tendency of buying
local TBS approved products to help
promote the local economy.
Earlier in their remarks after being
granted with licenses and tested product
certificates, the manufacturers thanked
TBS and promised to adhere to the
stipulated requirements, including
maintaining quality production.
Overall, 13 manufacturers were granted
with either standards mark licenses,
tested product certificates or license
extension.
Under the standards mark licenses
category, nine manufacturers received
licenses. They are (their products in
brackets) Naru Food Products of Songea
(Banana Wine), Alpha Match Industries of
Dar es Salaam (Safety Matches), Shambani
Graduates of Morogoro (Pasteurized
Milk), Serengeti Instant Coffee Ltd. of
Dar es Salaam (Instant Coffee Powder)
and Mbasira Soap & Oil Industries Ltd.
of Shinyanga (Laundry Soap).
Others under this category are Mona’s
Beverages Company of Mwanza (Drinking
Water, Zam Zam), Sayona Drinks Ltd.
(Carbonated soft drinks namely Cola,
Orange, Wemto, Cream Soda, Lemon, Black
Currant, Ginger and Soda Water),
Britania Biscuits Ltd. (Biscuits,
Britania) and Building Centre
Establishment Bureau Ltd. (Metal roofing
tiles, Ando Tiles).
Under the tested products certificates
category, two manufacturers were granted
with licenses. They are Shambani
Graduates Enterprise Company of Morogoro
(Cultured Milk) and Afri Youth
Development Services of Arusha (Tea
Masala).
Three companies, namely SBC Tanzania
Limited of Dar es Salaam (Carbonated
Soft Drinks, Mirinda Mango), SBC
Tanzania Limited of Mbeya (Carbonated
Soft Drinks, Mirinda Mango) and Asilia
Fruits Products (Fruit Wine, Nana), had
their standards mark licenses on
mentioned products extended.
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