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© RSB 202 3 
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STANDARD  DRS 
369 
 
Second  edition  
yyy-mm-dd  
 
Edible ice lollies — Specification  
   
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 Contents Page 
Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................ iv  
1 Scope ...................................................................................................................................................... 1  
2 Normative references ............................................................................................................................ 1  
3 Terms and definitions ........................................................................................................................... 2  
4 Requirements ......................................................................................................................................... 3  
4.1 Ingredients ............................................................................................................................................. 3  
4.2 General requirements ........................................................................................................................... 3  
4.3 Specific requirements ........................................................................................................................... 3  
4.4 Microbiological requirements .............................................................................................................. 3  
5 Hygiene ................................................................................................................................................... 4  
6 Contaminants ......................................................................................................................................... 4  
6.1 Pesticides residues ............................................................................................................................... 4  
6.2 Heavy metals .......................................................................................................................................... 4  
7 Food additives ....................................................................................................................................... 4  
8 Packaging ............................................................................................................................................... 4  
9 Labelling ................................................................................................................................................. 4  
10 Sampling ................................................................................................................................................ 5  
Annex A (normative)  Sampling method for icelollies .................................................................................... 6  
A.1 Selection of sample ............................................................................................................................... 6  
A.2 Sampling containers ............................................................................................................................. 6  
A.3 Storage and transport of samples ....................................................................................................... 6  
A.4 Sampling for microbiological analysis ................................................................................................ 6  
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 Foreword 
Rwanda Standards are prepared by Technical Committees and approved by Rwanda Standards Board (RSB) 
Board of Directors in accordance with the procedures of RSB, in compliance with Annex 3 of the WTO/TBT 
agreement on the preparation, adoption and application of standards. 
The main task of technical committees is to prepare national standards. Final Draft Rwanda Standards 
adopted by Technical committees are ratified by members of RSB Board of Directors for publication and 
gazettment as Rwanda Standards. 
DRS 369 was prepared by Technical Committee RSB/TC 012, Sugar  and sugar products.  
In the preparation of this standard, reference was made to the following standard (s): 
1) TZS 1426 Edible ices(lollies) — Specification 
The assistance derived from the above source is hereby acknowledged with thanks. 
This secondedition cancels and replaces the firstedition (RS 369: 2022), which has been technically revised. 
(The first/second/third/... edition (RS nnn-n: yyyy) has been reaffirmed by the Board on dd-mm-yyyy.) 
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Committee membership  
The following organizations were represented on the Technical Committee on Sugar and sugar products.  
(RSB/TC 012) in the preparation of this standard. 
Paragraph of participants 
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 Introduction 
Edible ices lollies are frozen confectionery, delicacies usually made from sugar or permitted sweeteners mixed 
with water and natural fruit juices or fruit concentrates. The mixture is stirred, packed in food grade plastic 
containers and frozen. 
The standard was developed as a guidance to ensure safety of and to control quality of locally produced or 
imported ice lollies intended for human consumption 
 
 
 
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 Edible ice lollies — Specification 
1 Scope 
This Daft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for edible ice lollies 
intended for human consumption. 
It does not apply to ices from milk and milk products. 
2 Normative references 
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes 
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. 
AOAC 932.12, Solids (Soluble) in fruits and fruit products  
AOAC 952.13, Arsenic in food. Silver diethyldithiocarbamate 
AOAC 983.20, Mercury (methyl) in fish and shellfish, Gas chromatographic method  
AOAC 999.10, Lead, cadmium, zinc, copper and iron in food, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry 
ISO 16649-2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
beta-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli — Part 2: Colony-count technique at 44 degrees C using 5-
bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl beta-D-glucuronide 
RS CAC/RCP 1, General Principles for Food Hygiene 
RS CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
RS CODEX STAN 212, Sugars — Specification  
RS EAS 12, Potable Water — Specification  
RS EAS 38, General standard for labeling of prepackaged foods  
RS ISO 1842, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of pH  
RS ISO 4833-1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the pour plate technique 
RS ISO 6579-1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection of 
Salmonella spp.  
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 RS 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  
RS ISO 707, Milk and milk products — Guidance on sampling  
RS ISO 763, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
3 Terms and definitions 
For the purposes of this standard, the following terms and definitions apply. 
3.1 
edible ices 
foodstuffs which are frozen from a liquid state to a more viscous texture, that are stored, transported, sold and 
consumed in a frozen state, that may contain different permitted food additives 
3.2 
edible ice lollies 
sweetened, flavoured and coloured mixture of water and sugar with other ingredients but not milk or milk 
products, pre-packaged, pasteurized and frozen 
3.3 
extraneous matter 
inorganic matter such as sand, glass, metal, gravel, dirt, pebbles, stones, lumps of earth, clay and mud and 
organic matter such as chaff, straw, weed seeds and grains of crops, insects or insects’ fragments, rodent 
hairs  
3.4 
foreign matter 
organic or inorganic material other than the designated   
3.5 
food grade packaging material 
packaging material, made of substances which are safe and suitable for their intended use and which will not 
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 4 Requirements 
4.1 Ingredients 
4.1.1 The edible ice lollies shall consist of the following essential ingredients: 
a) potable water conforming to RS EAS 12; and 
b) sugars conforming to RS CODEX STAN 212. 
4.2 Optional ingredients 
Food grade ingredients complying with relevant standards may be used 
4.3 General requirements 
Edible ice lollies shall: 
a) be free from extraneous matter and foreign matter; 
b) be of typical taste, flavour, odour and colour characteristic of edible ice lollies. 
4.4 Specific requirements 
Edible ice lollies shall comply with the specific requirements in Table 1 when tested in accordance with test 
methods specified therein. 
Table 1 — Specific requirements for ice lollies 
S/N Characteristic Maximum limit Test method 
i. pH 4.5 RS ISO 1842 
ii. Total soluble solids, % 20 AOAC 932.12 
iii. Acid insoluble ash % 0.3 - 0.4 RS ISO 763 
4.5 Microbiological requirements 
Ice lollies shall be free from microorganisms in amounts which may represent a hazard to health and shall 
meet the requirements specified in Table 2 when tested in accordance with test methods specified therein. 
Table 2 — Microbiological requirements for ice lollies 
S/N Characteristic Maximum limit Test method 
i. Total viable count CFU/g  102 RS ISO 4833-1 
ii. E.coli CFU/g Absent ISO 16649-2 
iii. Salmonella spp in 25g Absent RS ISO 6579-1  
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 iv. Staphylococcus aureus CFU/g Absent RS ISO 6888-1 
v. Coliform CFU/g Absent RSB ISO 4832 
vi. Yeast and moulds CFU/g  10 RS ISO 21527-1 
5 Hygiene 
Edible ice lollies shall be processed, packaged, stored and distributed under hygienic conditions prescribed in 
RS CAC/RCP 1. 
6 Contaminants 
6.1 Pesticides residues 
The products covered by the provisions of this Standard should comply with those maximum residue limits for 
pesticides established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission for these products. 
6.2 Heavy metals 
Edible ice lollies shall not contain metal contaminants in excess of the limits indicated in Table 3 when tested 
in accordance with test methods specified therein. 
Table 3 — Limits for heavy metals in ice lollies 
S/N Characteristic Maximum limits (mg/kg) Test method 
i. Arsenic, As 0.1 AOAC 952.13 
ii. Leads, Pb 0.2 AOAC 999.10 
iii. Mercury, Hg 0.05 AOAC 983.20 
7 Food additives 
Food additives which may be used shall comply with RS CODEX STAN 192. 
8 Packaging 
Edible ice lollies shall be packaged in food grade packaging materials that shall not affect the safety, hygienic, 
nutritional, organoleptic and technological qualities of the product. 
9 Labelling 
In addition to the requirements specified in RS EAS 38, each pack of ice lollies shall be clearly and indelibly 
marked with the following information: 
a) name of the product: "ice lollies’’; 
b) name and, address of the manufacturer; DRS 369: 2023 
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 c) list of ingredients in descending order; 
d) Batch number; 
e) date of manufacture; 
f) expiry date; 
g) instructions for use; 
h) net contents in metric units; 
i) storage instructions; and 
j) country of origin. 
10 Sampling 
Sampling shall be done in accordance with Annex A. 
  
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 Annex A 
(normative)  
 
Sampling method for icelollies 
A.1 Selection of sample 
A.1.1 If the product is supplied in bulk units, the number of units to be selected for sampling shall normally 
be as follows: 
S/N Total Number of Units Number of units to be selected 
i. 1 1 
ii. 2-6 2 
iii. 6-20 3 
iv. 21-60 4 
v. 61-100 5 
vi. Over 100 5 plus one For each additional 100 
units for fraction there of 
A.1.2 When sampling retail units, the following minimum number of units shall be selected at random from 
separate packages. 
S/N Total Number of Units Number of units to be selected 
i. 1-100 1 
ii. 101-1000 2 
iii. 1001-10000 4 
iv. Over 10000 4 plus one For each 
A.2 Sampling containers 
Wide mouth jars of mouth about 4.5 cm and capacity 100 g to 200 g shall be made of glass metal or other 
suitable material which can be sterilized easily. The jars shall be closed by means of suitable closure. 
A.3 Storage and transport of samples 
The sample shall be stored at temperature not higher than -5 ºC. 
A.4 Sampling for microbiological analysis 
Containers for sampling microbiological analysis samples shall be sterile jars placed in a thermally insulated 
transport container not less than 30 min before use.  DRS 369: 2023 
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