G/TBT/N/BDI/245  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1264  
G/TBT/N/RWA/675  
G/TBT/N/TZA/785  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1599  
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):  - Other 
(HS code(s): 151790); Oilseeds (ICS code(s): 67.200.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 60:2 022 
Peanut butter — Specification; (16 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 peanuts 
(groundnuts) of the species Arach is 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:   
CXS 192, Codex General Standard for Food Additives  
CXS 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in foods  
EAS 35, Edible salt  — Specification  
EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Specification  
EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene for food and drink manufacturing industries  G/TBT/N/BDI/245, G/TBT/N/KEN/1264, G/TBT/N/RWA/675, G/TBT/N/TZA/785, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1599  
 
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  EAS 36, Honey - Specification  
EAS 803, Nutrition labelling - requirements  
EAS 804, Claims – General Requirements  
EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims - Requirements  
EAS 888, Raw, roasted and fried Groundnuts -Specification  
ISO 5555, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Sampling  
ISO 662, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of moisture and volatile 
matter content  
ISO 729, Oilseeds — Determination of acidity of oils  
ISO 735, Oilseed residues ― Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
coagulase -positive S taphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) — Part 1: 
Method using Baird -Parker agar medium  
ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflatoxins 
B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High-performance liquid 
chromatographic method  
ISO 16654, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection of Escherichia coli  
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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