KENYA STANDARD                           DKS 1829: 20 19 
                                      ICS 55.200  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Labelling of products — General 
requirements  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE REPRESENTAT ION 
 
The following Organizations were represented on the Technical committee.   
 
Agrochemical Association  
Alpha -Tech  
Anti-Counterfeit Agency of Kenya  
Arata Consultants Ltd  
Consumer Downtown Association  
Consumer Information Network (CIN)  
Export Promotion Cou ncil 
Kenya Consumer Organization (KCO)  
Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)  
Kofinaff (K) Ltd  
Oakley Agencies Ltd  
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) -  Secretariat  
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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                                      ICS 55.200  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Labelling of products — General 
requirements  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Foreword  
 
This Kenya Standard was prepared by the Technical Committee non Consumer Issues and in accordance 
with the procedures for urgent standards development.  
 
The need for revision arose fro m the challenges faced during implementation, particularly arising  from clause 
3.1 in which Manufacturer’s name and address and or Registered trademark. Some law considers a 
trademark  to be a form of property. Proprietary rights in relation to a trademark  may be established through 
actual use of that trademark  in the marketplace or through registration  of the mark with the relevant 
trademarks  office (or " trademarks  registry") of a particular jurisdiction.  Hence, name and address of 
manufacturer cannot be us ed interchangeably. It is rational to separate the two and that they be inspected 
on their own merits.  
 
This Second edition of this Kenya Standard changes clause 3.1 to read;  
 
3.1 The following information shall be indelibly and legibly displayed in Englis h on all products (use of other 
languages, in addition to English, is optional):  
 
a) manufacturer’s name   
b) registered trade mark , if any ; 
c) Brand name  
d) Country of origin.  
 
The standard is intended to give guidance to manufacturers and suppliers in as far as giving  important 
information about their products is concerned.  
 
The standard complements the marking and labelling requirements prescribed in the respective product 
standards.  
 
The other requirements in the standard remains unchanged.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Labelling of products — General requirements  
 
 
1 Scope  
 
This Kenya Standard prescribes general requirements for the marking and labelling of products.  
 
This standard applies to products that are made in Kenya and those imported into the country.  
 
NOTE This standard does not preclude other marking and labelling requirements specified in the respective Kenya standards.  
 
2 Terms and definitions  
 
For the purposes of this Kenya Standard the following terms and definitions shall apply:  
 
2.1 
labelling  
includes any written, printed or graphic matter that is present on the label, accompanies the product, or is 
displayed near the product, including that for the purpose of promoting its sale or disposal  
 
2.2 
marking   
a pattern of letters, numbers, lines, picto rials (or combination of them) on a product to indicate ownership, 
compliance with requirements, etc  
 
2.3 
country of origin  
means country of manufacture. Where a product undergoes processing in a second country, which changes 
its nature, the country in whi ch the processing is performed shall be considered to be the country of origin for 
the purposes of labelling  
 
3 Requirements  
 
3.1 The following information shall be indelibly and legibly displayed in English on all products (use of other 
languages, in addi tion to English, is optional ): 
 
e) manufacturer’s name   
f) registered trade mark , if any ; 
g) Brand name  
h) Country of origin.  
 
NOTE 1  Where the declaration ‘‘Made in Kenya’ ’ or ‘‘Produce of Kenya ’’ appears in the respective Kenya Standard,  this shall be 
understood to  apply to only those products made or produced in Kenya.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
© KEBS 2004 — All rights reserve d 2 3.2 The following information shall be indelibly and legibly displayed on products in accordance with the  
respective product standard:  
 
a) manufacturer’s address;  
 
b) name of the pro duct;  
c) batch number;  
d) date of manufacture;  
e) expiry date;  
f) “best before” date;  
g) net content;  
h) active ingredients content;  
i) list of ingredients in descending order;  
j) rating — for electrical products;  
k) size; 
l) fibre content and proportion;  
m) handling requirements;  
n) storage conditions;  
o) precautionary measures (if any);  
p) instructions for use.  
NOTE 2  The requirement to mark the product with Kenya Standard number (KS No.)  shall be  optional.  
  
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Title:  KS 1829:2019, Kenya Standard – General labeling requirement   
Document Type:  Public review draft  
Dates:  Circulation date  Closing date  
4-06-2019  17-06-2019  
 
PUBLIC REVIEW  DRAFT  DKS ……1819 :2019 ……………………………………………  
 
This Draft Kenya Standard has been prepared by the Consumer Issues  Technical Committee in 
accordance with the procedures of the Bureau, and is now being circulated for public comments.  
 
The Committee would appreciate any comments on this Draft Standards, which should be submitted before 
…17th June 2019 …. using the attached template.   It will also be appreciated if those who have no specific 
comments to make but find the draft standard generally acceptable can notify us accordingly.  
 
Suggestions entailing amendments of the text should include wording preferred and the relevant clause 
number quoted against any comments made . 
 
This draft standard is subject to change and should not be referred to or used as a Kenya Standard.  
 
All correspondence pertaining to this draft standard should be addressed to the Managing Director, Kenya 
Bureau o f Standards for the attention of … Oyoo T.O .…………….  
 
Yours faithfully,  
 
 
 
For: DIRECTOR  
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE