Tanzania has adopted a national standard for kimchi, establishing production, quality, and safety requirements for edible brassicas including cabbage, kohlrabi, and kale.
Tanzania Sets New National Standard for Kimchi
Production, quality and safety requirements now apply to cabbage, kohlrabi and kale.
What changed
Formal national standard adopted for kimchi production and quality.
Scope covers fresh or chilled cabbages, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas.
Excludes cauliflowers, headed broccoli, and Brussels sprouts from the standard.
Sets regulatory benchmarks for production, quality, and safety.
Who it affects
Kimchi producers must comply with ZNS 754:2025 production standards.
Importers and exporters of edible brassicas under HS code 070490 must meet the new requirements.
Food processors working with cabbage, kohlrabi, and kale must follow the safety benchmarks.
Key dates
Sources
- G/TBT/N/TZA/1201 https://docs.wto.org/imrd/directdoc.asp?DDFDocuments/T/G/TBTN24/TZA1201A1.docx
- docs.wto.org — imrd / directdoc https://docs.wto.org/imrd/directdoc.asp?DDFDocuments/T/G/SPS/NTZA389A1.docx