G/TBT/N/BDI/247  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1266  
G/TBT/N/RWA/677  
G/TBT/N/TZA/787  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1601  
25 May 2022  
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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:   
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:   
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.kebs.org  
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):  - - Crude 
oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed (HS code(s): 151221); Animal and 
vegetable fats and oils (ICS code(s): 67.200.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the  notified document:  DEAS 298:2022 
Edible cottonseed oil — Specification; (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This East African Standard specifies the requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for peanut butter derived from seeds of pea nuts 
(groundnuts) of the species Arachis hypogaea L. for human consumption.  
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:   
EAS 38, General standard for labelling of pre -packaged foods  
EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene  for food and drink industries EAS 101, Food stuffs 
Methods of determining of arsenic content  
EAS 769, Fortified edible oils and fats — Specification  
CXS 192, General Standards for Food Additives  G/TBT/N/BDI/247, G/TBT/N/KEN/1266, G/TBT/N/RWA/677, G/TBT/N/TZA/787, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1601  
 
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  ISO 5555, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Sampling  
ISO 661: Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Preparation of test sample  
ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of peroxide value — 
Iodometric (visual) endpoint determination  
ISO 660, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of acid value and acidity  
ISO 3596, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of unsaponifiable matter 
— method using diethyl ether extraction  
ISO 3961, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of iodine value  
ISO 6320, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of refractive index.  
ISO 662, Animal and Vegetable fats and oils -Determination of moisture and volatile 
matter content  
ISO 663 Animal and vegetable fats and oils -Determination of insoluble impurities content  
ISO 3657, Animal and vegetable fats and Oils - Determination of saponification value  
ISO 12193, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of lead by direct graphite 
furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy.  
ISO 8294, Animal and vegetable fats  and oils - determination of copper, iron and nickel 
contents - graphite furnace atomic absorption method  
ISO 6883, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of conventional mass per 
volume (litre weight in air).  
ISO 15305, Animal and vegetable fats  and oils - Determination of lovibond colour.  
ISO 10539, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of alkalinity  
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 [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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