G/SPS/N/KEN/155  
 
15 June 2022  
(22-4653) Page: 1/2 
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):  Oilseeds (ICS code(s): 67.200.20)  
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:  DEAS 60:2022 Peanut butter — Specification . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/KEN/22_4104_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for peanut butter derived from seeds of peanuts 
(groundnuts) of the species Arachis hypogaea  L. for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] anima l health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are av ailable:   
− CXS 192, Codex General Standard for Food Additives  
− CXS 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in foods  
− EAS 35, Edible salt — Specification  G/SPS/N/KEN/155  
 
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  − EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Specification  
− EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene for food and drink manufacturing industries  
− EAS 36, Honey - Specification  
− EAS 803, Nutrition labelling - Requirements  
− EAS 804, Claims – General Requirements  
− EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims - Requirements  
− EAS 888, Raw, roasted and fried Groundnuts - Specification  
− ISO 5555, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Sampling  
− ISO 662, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of moisture and volatile 
matter content  
− ISO 729, Oilseeds — Determination of acidity of oils  
− ISO 735, Oilseed res idues ― Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
− ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella  spp. 
− ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of the fo od chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration 
of coagulase -positive Staphylococci ( Staphylococcus aureus  and other species) — 
Part 1: Method using Baird -Parker agar medium  
− 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  
− ISO 16654, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection of Escherichia coli  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
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) : 14 August 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)  
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]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of oth er body:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)  
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