G/SPS/N/KEN/237  
1 December 2023  
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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):  Cocoa (ICS code(s): 67.140.30)  
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:  KS1792:2023 Malt -based cocoa products - Specification . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/KEN/23_13929_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Kenya Standard specifies the re quirements and test 
methods for malt -based cocoa products. It covers products presented as powdered and 
granulated meant for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from a nimal/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:   G/SPS/N/KEN/237  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. Codex Standards for cocoa products and chocolate.  
2. Codex Stan 192  - Codex Standard for Food Additives - 1995 
3. Codex Stan 193  - Codex Standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
4. IS 1164: 1986 reaffirmed 2007 (Revision 3 First Reprint July 2009 including 
amendment 1 and 2)  
5. Indian Standard - Specification for cocoa powder  
6. MS 871: 2001 - Specification for Malaysian cocoa powder  
7. Cocoa and Chocolate Technology 1974 by B.W.Minifie, Oxford University Press  
8. KS 38, Plantation (mill) white sugar - Specification  
9. KS EAS 35, Fortified Edible s alt - Specification  
10. KS EAS 36, Honey - Specification  
11. KS 345, Glucose syrup - Specification  
12. KS EAS 1031, Cocoa powder and cocoa powder mixture - Specification  
13. KS 660, Guide to the safe use of food additives  
14. KS 1701, Refined white sugar - Specification  
15. KS 18 12-2, Cocoa and cocoa products - Test methods Part 2: Determination of 
moisture  
16. KS 1812 -3, Cocoa and cocoa products - Test methods Part 3: Determination of water -
insoluble, water soluble and acid -insoluble ash  
17. KS 1812 -4, Cocoa and cocoa products - Test met hods Part 4: Determination of pH  
18. KS 1812 -5, Cocoa and cocoa products - Test methods Part 5: Determination of cocoa 
powder fineness - Water sieving method  
19. KS CODEX STAN 54, Codex standard for powdered dextrose (icing dextrose)  
20. KS EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - Specification  
21. KS EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry - Code of practice  
22. KS ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella  spp. 
23. Codex Stan 192, Codex gener al standard for food additives  
24. KS ISO 4831, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of coliforms  
25. KS ISO 7251 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs Horizontal method for the 
detection and e numeration of presumptive Escherichia coli  
26. KS ISO 6579 -1 Microbiology of the food chain Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration, and serotyping of Salmonella Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
27. KS ISO 6888 -3 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) Part 3: Detection and MPN technique for low numbers  
28. KS ISO 21527 -2 Microbiology  of food and animal feeding stuffs Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of yeasts and moulds Part 2: Colony count technique in products with 
water activity less than or equal to 0,95  
29. ISO 16050 Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflato xins B1, B2, 
G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts, and derived products High -performance liquid 
chromatographic method  
30. ISO 15141 Cereals and cereal products Determination of ochratoxin A - High 
performance liquid chromatographic method with immunoaffinity column cle an-up and 
fluorescence detection  
31. ISO 2292 Cocoa beans - Sampling  
32. CAC/GL 50 General guidelines on sampling   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 March 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 March 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   G/SPS/N/KEN/237  
 
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  12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 January 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] 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, 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, 605506/6948258  
Fax: +(254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org  
Website: http://www.kebs.org