G/TBT/N/KEN/1562  
15 January 2024  
(24-0317) 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 
1076:2023 Extra hard grating cheeses — Specification; (11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test 
methods for extra hard grating cheeses, intended for direct consumption or further 
processing  
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; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ARS 56, Pre -packaged foods — Labelling  
2. ARS XXX - Glossary of Dairy Terms  
3. CODEX STAN 192 -General Standard for Food Additives  
4. CXS 193 -General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed  
5. CXC 1 -General Principles of Food Hygiene  
6. CXC 57 -Code of Hygienic Practice for Milk and Milk Products  
7. CXG 21 -Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria Related to Foods  G/TBT/N/KEN/1562  
 
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  8. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
9. ISO 6888 -1, Microbiolo gy of the food chain -Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species): Part 1: Method using Baird -Parker agar medium  
10. ISO 11290 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. — Part 
1: Detection method  
11. 11. ISO 16649 -1, Microbiology of the food chain -Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli: Part 1: Colony -count 
technique at 44 degrees C using membranes and 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl 
beta-D-glucuronide  
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, 605506/6948258 Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665 E -mail: 
info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
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