G/SPS/N/KEN/258  
15 January 2024 
(24-0322) 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):  Cheese (ICS code(s): 67.100.30)  
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:  DARS 1078:2023, Group Standard for un -ripened 
cheese including fresh cheese — Specification . Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:  12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/KEN/24_00488_00_e.pdf  
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 Standards 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: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect hum ans 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 re lated 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:   G/SPS/N/KEN/258  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
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 for Milk and Milk Products  
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 monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. Part 1: Detection method  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2024  
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) : 15 March 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle commen ts: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Tel: +(254) 020 605490  
 +(254) 020 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  
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Tel: +(254) 020 605490  
 +(254) 020 605506/6948258  
Fax: +(254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org  
Website: http://www.kebs.org