G/TBT/N/BDI/451, G/TBT/N/KEN/1556  
G/TBT/N/RWA/986, G/TBT/N/TZA/1087  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1901  
11 January 2024  
(24-0257) 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:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
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 [  ], 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):  Milk and 
processed milk products (ICS code(s): 67.100.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1008:2023, Fermented (cultured) milk — Specification; (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and te st methods for fermented  (cultured) milk for human consumption.  
This standard does not apply to yoghurt covered in EAS 33.  
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; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and  serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
2. ISO 6611, Milk and milk products — Enumeration of colony -forming units of 
yeasts and/or moulds —Colony -count technique at 25 degrees C  
3. ISO 6888-1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of  coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus 
and other species) — Part 1: Technique using  Baird-Parker agar medium  G/TBT/N/BDI/451 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1556 • G/TBT/N/RWA/986 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1087 • 
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  4. ISO 707, Milk and milk products — Guidance on sampling  
5. ISO 8968 -1, Milk and milk products —Determination of nitrogen content —Part 1: 
Kjeldahl principle and crude  protein calculation  
6. ISO/TS 11869, Fermented milks — Determination of titratable acidity — 
Potentiometric method  
7. ISO/TS 6733, Milk and milk products — Determination of lead content — Graphite 
furnace atomic absorption  spectrometric method  
8. CXC 57, Code of hygienic practice for milk and milk products  
9. CXS 192, General standard for food additives  
10. EAS 104, Alcoholic beverages — Methods of sampling and test  
11. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
12. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
13. EAS 803, Nutrition labelling ― Requirements  
14. EAS 804, Claims on foods ― General requi rements  
15. EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims ― Requirements  
16. 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  
17. ISO 13580, Yoghur t— Determination of total solids content (Reference method)  
18. ISO 14501, Milk and milk powder — Determination of aflatoxin M1 content — 
Clean -up by immunoaffinity  chromatography and de  termination by high -
performance liquid chromatography  
19. ISO 17792, Milk, mi lk products and mesophilic starter cultures —Enumeration of 
citrate -fermenting lactic acid  bacteria —Colony -count technique at 25 degrees C  
20. ISO 22662, Milk and milk products —Determination of lactose content by high -
performance liquid  chromatography (Referenc e method)  
21. ISO 23318, Milk, dried milk products and cream —Determination of fat content —
Gravimetric method  
22. ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of  coliforms — Colony -count technique  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
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 [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
Toll Free: 3250  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
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