G/TBT/N/BDI/452, G/TBT/N/KEN/1557  
G/TBT/N/RWA/987, G/TBT/N/TZA/1088  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1902  
11 January 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Milk and 
processed milk products (ICS code(s): 67.100.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1191: 
2023, Flavoured milk — Specification; (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods  for flavoured milk for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. AOAC 947.05, Acidity of milk. Titrimetric method  
2. CX/MRL 2, Maximum Residue Limits (Mrls) and Risk Management 
Recommendations (RMRs) for Res idues  of Veterinary Drugs in Foods  
3. CXC 57, Code of hygienic practice for milk and milk products  
4. CXG 66, Guidelines for the Use of Flavourings  
5. CXS 192, General standard for food additives  
6. EAS 16, Plantation (mill) white sugar — Specification  G/TBT/N/BDI/452 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1557 • G/TBT/N/RWA/987 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1088 • 
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  7. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
8. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
9. EAS 5, Refined white sugar — Specification  
10. EAS 749, Brown sugars — Specification  
11. EAS 770, Fortified sugar — Specification  
12. EAS 8, Raw cane sugar — Specification  
13. EAS 803, Nutrition labelling ― Requirements  
14. EAS 804, Claims on foods ― General requirements  
15. EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims ― Requirements  
16. EAS 948, Fruit juices, puree, pulp and nectars — Specification  
17. ISO 11290 -1, Microbiology of the food chain —Horizontal method for the detection 
and enumeration of Listeria  monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. —Part 1: 
Detection method  
18. ISO 11866 -2, Milk and milk products —Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia 
coli—Part 2: Colony -count  technique at 44 degrees C using membranes  
19. ISO 14501, Milk and milk powder — Determination of aflatoxin M1 content — 
Clean -up by immunoaffinity  chromatography and determination by high -
performance liquid chromatography  
20. ISO 19662, Mil k — Determination of fat content — Acido -butyrometric (Gerber 
method)  
21. ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of  coliforms — Colony -count technique  
22. ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizo ntal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the 
pour plate technique  
23. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and  serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detect ion of Salmonella spp.  
24. ISO 6731, Milk, cream and evaporated milk — Determination of total solids 
content (Reference method)  
25. ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of the food chain —Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive  staphylococci (Staphylococcus  aureus and 
other species) —Part 1: Method using Baird -Parker agar medium  
26. ISO 707, Milk and milk products — Guidance on sampling  
27. ISO 8967, Dried milk and dried milk products — Determination of bulk density  
28. ISO 8968 -4, Milk and milk products — Determination  of nitrogen content — Part 
4: Determination of protein  and non -protein nitrogen content and true protein 
content calculation (Reference method)  
29. ISO/TS 6733, Milk and milk products —Determination of lead content —Graphite 
furnace atomic absorption  spectrometric method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/BDI/452 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1557 • G/TBT/N/RWA/987 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1088 • 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
Toll Free: 3250  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
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