Tanzania plans to establish standards for non-alcoholic beverages.

09 - Sep - 2026 QQISB

2026Year1Month7Day, TanzaniaStandardBureau formulated the noncerealalcoholic beveragestandard, the feedback period ends on2026Year3Month8Day. The main contents are as follows:

  1.Scope, definition;

  2.General requirements. Non-cereal raw materials used:raw materials such as sugar, molasses, honey, root vegetables, fruits and fruit juices; artificial ethanol, natural and refined alcohol, and tea distilled alcohol are not allowed; methanol content≤300mg/L ; the microbial and contaminant content standards of the product are shown in the following table;

  3.Packaging and labeling. The common name of the product shall be the name of the main ingredient, for example“Banana alcoholic beverage”; alcohol content(volume percentage; batch number or code; manufacturer/producer/bottler's name, address; importer's name, address; net content; country of origin; list of ingredients (in descending order of content); mandatory warning statement; date of production and expiration; indication“pasteurized”or“unpasteurized”etc.

Project

Limited requirements

Unpasteurized

Pasteurization

Total Colony Countcfu/mL

10000

10

ColiformsMPN/mL

Not detected

Not detected

Yeast and moldcfu/mL

10000

10

Leadmg/kg

0.1

Arsenicmg/kg

0.1

Tinmg/kg

150