G/SPS/N/KEN/159  
 
15 June 2022  
(22-4657) 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):  Animal and vegetable fats and oils (ICS code(s): 67.200.10)  
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 298:2022 Edible cottonseed oil — Specification . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/KEN/22_4109_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for virgin and refined edible cottonseed oil derived from the 
seeds of various cultivated species of Gossypium spp. intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rat ionale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal 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 available:   
− EAS 38, General standard for labelling of pre -packaged foods  
− EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene for food and drink industries EAS 101, Food stuffs 
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  − EAS 769, Fortified edible oils and fats — Specification  
− CXS 192, General Standards for Food Additives  
− ISO 5555, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Sampling  
− ISO 661, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Preparation of test sample  
− ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fat s and oils — Determination of peroxide value — 
Iodometric (visual) endpoint determination  
− ISO 660, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of acid value and acidity  
− ISO 3596, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of unsaponifiable 
matter — method using diethyl ether extraction  
− ISO 3961, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of iodine value  
− ISO 6320, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of refractive index  
− ISO 662, Animal and Vegetable fats and oils -Determi nation of moisture and volatile 
matter content  
− ISO 663, Animal and vegetable fats and oils -Determination of insoluble impurities 
content  
− ISO 3657, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of saponification value  
− ISO 12193, Animal and vegetable fa ts and oils - Determination of lead by direct 
graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy  
− ISO 8294, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - determination of copper, iron and nickel 
contents - graphite furnace atomic absorption method  
− ISO 6883, Animal and ve getable fats and oils - Determination of conventional mass 
per volume (litre weight in air)  
− ISO 15305, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of lovibond colour  
− ISO 10539, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of alkalinity  
(availa ble 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 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