G/TBT/N/KEN/1367  
9 January 2023  
(23-0259) 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  
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.keb s.org 
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 [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):  Non-
alcoholic beverages (excl. water, fruit or vegetable juices, milk and beer) (HS code(s): 
220299); Non -alcoholic beverages (ICS code(s): 67.160.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 1772: 2022 
Jelly powder and jelly crystals — Specification; (10  page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Kenya Standard specifies the requirements, sampling, and 
methods of test for jelly powder, liquid jelly and jelly crystals to be dissolved in potable 
water to form a solution which is left to set in a cool place.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. AOAC 999.10, Official method for lead, cadmium, zinc, copper, and iron in foods Atomic 
absorption Spectrophotometry after microwave Digestion  
2. CXS 192, General standard for food additives  
3. KS EAS 12, Potable water - Specification  
4. KS EAS 38, Labell ing of prepackaged foods — General requirements  
5. KS EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
6. KS EAS 803, Nutritional labelling — Requirements  G/TBT/N/KEN/1367  
 
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  7. KS EAS 804, Claims on food — Requirements  
8. KS EAS 805, Use of nut rition and health claims — Requirements  
9. KS 432, Methods of test for fruit juices and similar products.  
10. KS ISO 874, Fresh fruits and vegetables — sampling  
11. KS ISO 2173, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of soluble solids — 
Refractometri c method  
12. KS ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the pour plate 
technique  
13. KS ISO 4833 -2, Methods for the microbiological examination of foods — Part 2: General 
Guidance for the enumeration of micro -organisms -Colony count technique at 30 °C  
14. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal methods for detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Det ection of Salmonella spp.  
15. KS ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) — Part 1: Method using Baird -Parker agar medium  
16. KS ISO 725 1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive escherichia coli — Most probable number 
technique  
17. KS ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Esherichia coli — Part 2: Colony -count 
technique at 44 degrees C using 5 -bromo4 -chloro -3-indolyl beta -D-glucuronide  
18. KS ISO 21527 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 1: Colony count technique in products 
with water activity greater than 0,95  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2023  
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:   
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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