G/TBT/N/KEN/1186  
15 December 2021  
(21-9376) 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:  KENYA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Kenya Bureau of Standards  
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:   
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: + (254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
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):  COFFEE, 
TEA, MATÉ AND SPICES (HS 09); Tea (ICS 67.140.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  KS 2128: 2021 
Tea industry — Code of practice (28 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Kenya Standard provides guidelines for achieving 
requirements for food safety and quality; worker health, safety and welfare; 
environmental protection and sustainability by stakeholders along the tea value chain in 
Kenya  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent  problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 9884 -2,Tea sacks — Specification — Part 2: Performance specification for 
sacks for palletized and containerized transport  
2. KS EAS 12, Portable water — Specification  
3. KS EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods  
4. KS EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of 
practice  
5. KS EAS 80 4, Claims — General requirements  
6. KS 1927, Specification for tea packets and container  
7. KS ISO 1839, Tea sampling  G/TBT/N/KEN/1186  
 
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  8. KS ISO 8589, Sensory analysis — General guidance for the design of test rooms  
9. KS ISO 3103, Tea — Preparation of liquor for use in sensory tests  
10. KS ISO 9884 -1, Tea sacks — Specification — Part 1: Reference sack for 
palletized and containerized transport of tea  
11. KS ISO 22000, Food safety management systems — Requirements for any 
organization in the food chain  
12. KS ISO 22005, Traceability in the feed an d food chain — General principles and 
basic requirements for system design and implementation  
13. KS  ISO  22006, Quality   management systems   —  Guidelines 
for  the  application of   ISO  9001  to  crop production  
14. CAC/RCP 1: 1969, General principles of food hy giene  
15. CAC/GL: 1999, Guidelines for the production, processing, labelling and 
marketing of organically produced foods  
16. CODEX Online Commodity Details for Tea  
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:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: + (254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
 
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