G/TBT/N/KEN/1563  
15 January 2024  
(24-0311) 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):  Cheese 
(ICS code(s): 67.100.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DARS 
1078:2023 Group Standard for un -ripened cheese including fresh cheese — 
Specification.; (12 page(s), in Engli sh) 
6. Description of content:  This Standard applies to the requirements, sampling and test 
methods for un -ripened cheese including fresh cheese, intended for direct consumption 
or further processing. Subject to the provisions of this Standard, ARSO Stand ards for 
individual varieties of un -ripened cheese may contain provisions, which are more specific 
than those in this Standard and in these cases; those specific provisions shall apply  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems wh ere 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. CXS 221 - Group Standard for Un -ripened Cheese including fresh cheese  
2. CODEX STAN 192 -General Standard for Food Additives  
3. CXS 193 -General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed  
4. CXC 1 -General Principles of Food Hygiene  
5. CXC 57 -Code of Hygienic Practice f or Milk and Milk Products  G/TBT/N/KEN/1563  
 
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  6. CXG 21 -Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria Related to Foods  
7. CXS 234, Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling  
8. ARS 56, Pre -packaged foods — Labelling  
9. ARS 1073, Cheese - Specification  
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 11290 -1, Microbiology of the food chain. Horizontal method for the detection 
and enumeration of Listeria m onocytogenes and of Listeria spp. Part 1: Detection 
method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 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, 605506/6948 258 Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665 E -mail: 
info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
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