G/SPS/N/KEN/234  
1 December 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  KENYA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Kenya Bureau of Standards  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 
(HS code(s): 05); Meat and meat products (ICS code(s): 67.120.10)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  DKS2308:2023 Soup stock medium - Specification . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/KEN/23_13926_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Kenya Standard specifies the requirements and the 
methods of sampling and test for soup stock medium derived from approved and gazetted 
food animals.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/pla nt pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/KEN/234  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. IS 11771: 1986, Specification for soup stock medium (beef)  
2. FAO (1993) Meat and meat products including soups and broths Vol.1  
3. Codex Standards for processed meat and poultry standards (Part 1, Vol.10 -1994)  
4. CAC/RCP 1, Recommended international code of practice - General principles of food 
hygiene  
5. KS 2761, Meat hygiene - Code of practice  
6. EAS 12, Drinking (potable water) - Specification  
7. EAS 35, Edible salt - Specification  
8. EAS 38, Labelling of pre-packaged  foods - Specification  
9. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry - Code of practice  
10. ISO 4831, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of coliforms - Most probable number technique  
11. ISO 4832, Microbiol ogy of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coliforms - Colony -count technique  
12. ISO 4833, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms - Colony -count technique at 30 degrees C  
13. ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp . 
14. ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli - Most probable number 
technique  
15. ISO 21527 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 1: Colony count technique in products 
with water activity greater than 0.95  
16. ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 2: Colony count technique in products 
with water activity less than or equal to 0.95   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 March 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 March 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 January 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, f ax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Tel: +(254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: +(254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org  
Website: http://www.kebs.org  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  Nation al Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Tel: +(254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: +(254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org  
Website: http://www.kebs.org