TBS set to extend its reach to products traded online

TBS director general Ashura Katunzi

Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) is preparing to establish a regulatory system specifically aimed at governing online businesses and ensuring that products sold or advertised via digital channels meet required quality and safety standards.

For consumers long wary of fake, mislabelled or harmful goods bought via social media or so-called “pop-up” online shops, this move may offer a long-overdue solution.