G/TBT/N/KEN/1508  
5 October 2023  
(23-6694) 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 [  ], 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):  Rice (HS 
code(s): 1006); Cereals, pulses and derived products (ICS code(s): 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 2087: 2023 
Kenya pishori milled rice — Specification; (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Kenya Standard specifies the requirements, classification, 
grading and prescribes methods of tests for Kenya pishori milled rice (Oryza sativa) 
intended for human consumption  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. MS 225:1974 Specification for milled rice.  
2. Standard for milled rice (Federal Grain Inspection service USDA) – USA, 1983.  
3. Pakistan Standard: Specification for Rice – PS 3342:1993.  
4. Codex Standard for Rice, Codex Stan 198, 1995.  
5. Forum for Agricultural Research for Africa in Accra, Ghana (FARA), 2004.  
6. University of  Arkansas Rice Processing Program (UARPP), 2004.  
7. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Phillipines (IRRI), 2005.  
8. West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA), 2005.  G/TBT/N/KEN/1508  
 
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  9. East African Standard 123 - Milled rice – specification  
10. CODEX STAN 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
11. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Requirements  
12. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
13. EAS 764, Rough (paddy) rice — Specification  
14. EAS 765, Brown rice — Specification  
15. EAS 900, Cereals and pulses — Sampling  
16. EAS 901, Cereals and pulses — Test methods  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2024  
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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