G/TBT/N/KEN/1371  
18 January 2023  
(23-0425) 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  
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.keb s.org 
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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Birds' 
eggs, in shell, fresh, p reserved or cooked (HS code(s): 0407); Poultry and eggs (ICS 
code(s): 67.120.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 2297:2022 
Chicken essence — Specification; (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This K enya Standard specifies the requirements and the 
methods of sampling and test for chicken essence.  
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  
8. Relevant documents:   
I. AOAC Official Method 931.06:1931, Phosphorus (Total) (P2O5) in Eggs  
II. CAC/RCP 1, Recommended international code of practice — General principles of food 
hygiene  
III. EAS 35, Edible salt — Specification  
IV. EAS 12, Drinking (potable water) — Specification  
V. EAS 38, Labelling of prepackaged foods — Specification  
VI. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of pr actice  
VII. EAS 41, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Sampling and methods of test  G/TBT/N/KEN/1371  
 
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  VIII. EAS 103, Schedule for permitted food additives  
IX. EAS 123, Distilled water — Specification  
X. ISO 936, Meat and meat products — Determination of total ash  
XI. ISO 4831, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of coliforms — Most probable number technique  
XII. ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the enumerat ion of coliforms -Colony -count technique  
XIII. ISO 4833, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of microorganisms — Colony -count technique at 30 degrees C  
XIV. ISO 5537, Dried milk — Determination of moisture content (Reference method)  
XV. ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
XVI. ISO 6491, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of phosphorus content — 
Spectrometric method  
XVII. ISO 6579,  Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella spp.  
XVIII. ISO 8156, Dried milk and dried milk products — Determination of insolubility index  
XIX. ISO 9390, Water quality — Determination of borate — Spectrometric method using 
azomethine -H 
XX. ISO 13730, Meat and meat products — Determination of total phosphorus content — 
Spectrometric method  
XXI. ISO 21527 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 1: Colony count technique in products 
with water activity greater than 0.95  
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 produ cts with 
water activity less than or equal to 0.95  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  16 March 2023  
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 (KEBS)  
KEBS Centre  
Contact Person: Managing Director  
Popo Road, off Mombasa Road, Behind Bellevue Cinema  
P.O. Box 54974  
Tel: +(254) 722 202137; +(254) 724 255242  
Fax: +(254) 20 609660; +(254) 20 604031  
Email: info@kebs.org  
Website: https://www.kebs.org  
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