G/TBT/N/KEN/1218  
11 February 2022  
(22-1220) 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  
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:   
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 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Other 
medical equipment (ICS 11.040.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  KS 2925:2021 
Textiles — Reusable sanitary towels — Specification (25 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Final Kenyan Standard s pecifies the requirements and test 
methods for reusable sanitary towels (including reusable panty liners) for external use  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
ASTM WK67186, New Guide for Odor Evaluation of Disposable Absorbent Hygiene Articles  
ASTM D4772 – 14, Standard Test Method for Surface Water Absorption of Terry Fabrics 
(Water Flow).  
ASTM D1777 - 96(2019), Standard Test Method for Thickness of Textile Materials  
ISO 139, Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing  
ISO 3071, Textiles — Determination of pH of aqueous extract  
ISO 7211 -2, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Construction — Methods of analysis — Part 2: 
Determination of number of threads per unit length  
ISO 9073 -6, Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 6: Absorption  
ISO 10993 -10, Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 10: Tests for irritation and 
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  ISO 3071, Textiles — Determination of pH of aque ous extract  
ISO 105 -A02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part A02: Grey scale for assessing 
change in colour  
ISO 6330, Textiles — Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing  
ISO 20158, Textiles — Determination of water absorption time and water absorption 
capacity of textile fabrics  
ISO 5077, Textiles - Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying  
ISO 3759, Textiles - Preparation, marking and measuring of fabric specimens and 
garments in tests for determinat ion of dimensional change.   
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) 0 20 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
 
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