1. Implementation of a Packaging Test Laboratory in East Africa Søren Østergaard, DTI Hamisi Sudi Mwanasala, TBS Implementation of a Packaging Test Laboratory in East Africa Hamisi Sudi Mwanasala Tanzania Bureau of Standards Søren R. Østergaard Danish Technological Institute

2. Implementation of a Packaging Test Laboratory in East Africa Søren Østergaard, DTI Hamisi Sudi Mwanasala, TBS Africa is…………?

3. Implementation of a Packaging Test Laboratory in East Africa Søren Østergaard, DTI Hamisi Sudi Mwanasala, TBS Africa is…………?

4. Implementation of a Packaging Test Laboratory in East Africa Søren Østergaard, DTI Hamisi Sudi Mwanasala, TBS Africa is…………?

5. Implementation of a Packaging Test Laboratory in East Africa Søren Østergaard, DTI Hamisi Sudi Mwanasala, TBS 365,000 sq. miles (Germany + France + Ireland or 10% of USA) 35 mio. + 2,9% annual Religion – 45% Christians 45% Muslims Languages: Swahili/English Africa is also Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete was elected in Dec. 2005 with 80.3% of all votes in a free democratic election.

6. Implementation of a Packaging Test Laboratory in East Africa Søren Østergaard, DTI Hamisi Sudi Mwanasala, TBS Tanzania is also modern farming and industry

7. Implementation of a Packaging Test Laboratory in East Africa Søren Østergaard, DTI Hamisi Sudi Mwanasala, TBS Tanzania is also packaging

8. Implementation of a Packaging Test Laboratory in East Africa Søren Østergaard, DTI Hamisi Sudi Mwanasala, TBS National standardization (as ASTM) National body for measurements (weight, length etc.) Poly-technological institute TBS is Tanzania Bureau of Standards

9. Implementation of a Packaging Test Laboratory in East Africa Søren Østergaard, DTI Hamisi Sudi Mwanasala, TBS End 1980’s first project started with SIDA (Sweden) Start 1990’s trained personnel and a new building SIDA got new policy and stopped the project and the trained personnel got other jobs outside TBS 2004 DANIDA (Denmark) started again: –New personnel under training –Distribution laboratory from Lansmont in 2007 2006 support from UNIDO for material and food TBS Packaging over 20 years