G/TBT/N/BDI/404, G/TBT/N/KEN/1499  
G/TBT/N/RWA/928, G/TBT/N/TZA/1032  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1839  
15 September 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
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 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  - Other: 
(HS code(s): 12024); Animal and vegetable fats and oils (ICS code(s): 67.200.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1171:2023 Peanut /groundnut flour — Specification; (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling, and test methods for peanut/groundnut flour from the varieties of Arachis 
hypogaea L. intended for hum an 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; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements.  
2. EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry  
3. EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
4. EAS 804, Claims — General requirements  
5. EAS 805, Use of Nutrition, and health claims — Requirements  
6. EAS 888, Raw and roasted groundnuts – Specification  
7. ISO 735, Oilseed residues — Determination of ash insoluble  in hydrochloric acid  G/TBT/N/BDI/404 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1499 • G/TBT/N/RWA/928 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1032 • 
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  8. ISO 665, Oilseeds — Determination of moisture and volatile matter content  
9. ISO 729, Oilseeds — Determination of acidity of oils  
10. ISO 6579 –1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
11. 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 Baird -Parker agar medium.  
12. ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High-performance 
liquid chromatographic method  
13. 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.  
14. 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  
15. ISO 21294 Oilseeds – Manual or automatic discontinuous sampling  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined and notified.  
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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