Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

This standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and test of leafy vegetables to be supplied fresh to the consumers; leafy vegetables for industrial processing being excluded. The following is the representative list of the common leafy vegetable varieties: a) Night shade (Solanum vilosum/ nigrum) - Mnavu/ mnafu; b) Ethiopian Mustard (Brassica carinata) - Figiri/Loshuu/saro; c) Collard greens (Brassica oleracea var. viridis) - Sukuma wiki; d) Kale (Brassica oleracea L. var. sabellica) - sukuma wiki; e) Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris forma cicla) – Chards; f) Amaranth- (Amaranthus spp.) – Mchicha; g) Sweet potato leaves (Ipomea batata) – Matembele; h) Cassava leaves (Manihot esculentum) – Kisamvu; i) Pumpkin leaves (Cucurbit pepo) - Majani ya maboga; j) Jute Mallow (Corchorus spp.) – Mlenda; k) Spider Plant (Gynandropsis gynandra) – Mgagani; l) Cowpea leaves (Vigna unguiculata) - Majani ya kunde; m) Chinese cabbage (Brassica chinensis) – Chainizi; n) Blackjack (Biddens pilosa, B. biternata) - Shona nguo/nata nata; o) Lamb's quarter (Chenopodium album L.) - Muosha fedha; p) Tackweed (Tribulus terrestris) – Mbigili; q) African spinach (Basella alba L.) - Mlelema.

Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.