G/TBT/N/RWA/537  
11 October 2021  
(21-7635) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  RWANDA   
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Animal 
feeding stuffs (ICS 65.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS487 -1: 
2021, Edible insect products — Specification Part 1: Whole insect and edible insect flour 
(11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for edible whole insects and edible insect flour intended 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; Protection of anima l or plant 
life or health; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
RS CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
RS EAS 38, Labelling of prepackaged  foods — General requirements  
RS EAS 804, Claims on food — General requirements  
RS EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements  
RS ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration 
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  ISO 5983 -1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of nitrogen content and calculation 
of crude protein content — Part 1: Kjeldahl method  
RS ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of ash insoluble i n hydrochloric acid  
ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of lead content — 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
ISO 6496, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of moisture and other volatile matter 
content  
RS ISO 657 9-1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp  
RS ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (staphylococcus Aureus and other 
species) Part 1: Technique using bairdpac  
ISO 10272 -1, Microbiology of the food Chain -Horizontal method for detection and 
enumeration of Campylobacter spp. — Part 1: Detection method  
ISO 11290 -2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection and 
enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. — Part 2: Enu meration 
method  
ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of Bglucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli —Part 1: Colony -count technique 
at 44 using membranes and 5 - bromo -4 
ISO 13547 -2, Copper, lead, zinc and nickel sulphide concentrates —Determination of 
arsenic Part 2: Acid digestion and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission 
spectrometric method  
ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration o f yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count technique in products with 
water activity less than or equal to 0,95  
ISO 22964, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection of 
cronobacter spp.  
KS 2921, Primary production of insects for f ood and feed — Code of practice  
ISO 27085, Animal feeding stuffs —Determination of calcium, sodium, phosphorus, 
magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, molybdenum, arsenic, 
lead and cadmium by ICP -AES 
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  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
KK 15 Rd, 49  
Toll Free: 3250  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rwWe bsite: www.rsb.gov.rw  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
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