G/TBT/N/RWA/103  
 
10 January 2018  
(18-0217) 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: RWANDA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)  
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:   
Rwanda Standards Board  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
Tel: +250 252 586 103/582945  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw   
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
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): 
DRS 49: 2017 
Milk and processed milk products (ICS 67.100.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Yoghurt – 
Specification (21 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods 
for yoghurt. This standard shall apply to different types of yoghurt such as plain, 
sweetened, fruit, flavoured, and heat treated.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Qua lity requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in foods  
ISO 14501, Milk and milk powder – Determination of aflatoxin M1 content – Clean -up by 
immunoaffinity chromatography and determination by high-performance liquid 
chromatography  
ISO 8069, Dried milk – Determination of content of lactic acid and lactates  
ISO 9232, Yogurt – Identification of characteristic microorganisms (Lactobacillus 
delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilu s) 
ISO/TS 11869, Fermented milks – Determination of titratable acidity – Potentiometric 
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  RS CAC/RCP 1, General Principle for Food Hygiene.  
RS CODEX STAN 192, Codex general standard for food additives  
RS CODEX STAN 212, Sugars – Specification  
RS EAS 3 8, General standard for labelling of pre -packaged foods  
RS ISO 10560, Milk and milk products – Detection of Listeria monocytogenes  
RS ISO 11290 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of Liste ria monocytogenes – Part 2: Enumeration method  
RS ISO 11866 -2, Milk and milk Products -Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli -
part 2: colony -count technique at 44oC using membranes  
RS ISO 2446, Milk – Determination of fat content (Routine method)  
RS IS O 3728, Ice -cream and milk ice – Determination of total solids content (Reference 
method)  
RS ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella – Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
RS ISO 6611, Milk and milk products  – Methods of microbiological examination part 3: 
Enumeration of colony forming units of yeasts and/or moulds -colony -count technique at 25 
degrees celcius  
RS ISO 707, Milk and milk products – Guidance on sampling   
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:   
KK 15 Rd, 49  
Toll Free: 3250  
Tel: +250 252 586 103/582945  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigal i, Rwanda  
http://portal.rsb.gov.rw  
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