G/TBT/N/RWA/460  
 
29 July 2021  
(21-5876) 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)  
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:   
Rwanda Stand ards Board  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw   
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
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):  Cheese  
(ICS 67.100. 30) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 50 -10: 
2021,Cheese — Specification — Part 10: Mashanza (15 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for Mashanza 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; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
AOAC 926.08, Loss on drying (moisture) in cheese. Method I  
AOAC 999.10, Lead, Cadmium, Zinc, Copper, and Iron in Foods, Atomic Absorption 
Spectrophotometry after Microwave Digestion  
ISO 1735, Cheese and processed cheese products — Determination of fat content — 
Gravimetric method (Reference method)  
ISO 5546, Caseins and caseinates —Determination of Ph (Reference method)  
ISO 8197, Milk and milk products —Sampling —Inspection by variables  
RS CAC/RCP 1, General Principles for food hygiene  
RS CAC/RCP 57, Code of hygienic practice for milk and milk products  
RS CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
RS EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  G/TBT/N/RWA/460  
 
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  RS ISO 11290 -2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method fo r the detection 
and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. — Part 2: Enumeration 
method  
RS ISO 14501, Milk and milk powder — Determination of aflatoxin M1 content — Clean -
up by immunoaffinity chromatography and determination by high -performance liquid 
chromatography  
RS ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli — Part 2: Colony -
count technique at 44 degrees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -D-glucuronide  
RS ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coliforms — Colony -count technique  
RS ISO 5538, Milk and milk products — Sampling inspection by attributes  
RS ISO 6579 -1, Micr obiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp. — 
Amendment 1: Broader range of incubation temperatures, amendment to the status of 
Annex D, and correction of  the composition of MSRV and SC  
RS ISO 6611, Milk and milk products — Enumeration of colony -forming units of yeasts 
and/or moulds — Colony -count technique at 25 degrees C  
RS ISO 707, Milk and milk products — Guidance on sampling  
9. Proposed date of adopti on: 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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