G/TBT/N/RWA/637  
10 March 2022  
(22-2178) 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)  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw   
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
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 [   ], 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):  Milk and 
processed milk products (ICS 67.100.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 49: 2022, 
Milk powders and cream powder — Specification (38 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for milk powders and cream powder intend ed for direct human 
consumption or for further processing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of huma n health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
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. CAC/RCP 57, Code of hygienic practice for milk and milk products  
3. CODEX STAN 192, Codex general standard for food additives  
4. EAS 38, Labelling of pre - packaged foods — General requirements  
5. EAS 39, Hygien e in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of 
practice  
6. EAS 67, Raw cow milk — Specification EAS 69, Pasteurized milk — Specification  G/TBT/N/RWA/637  
 
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  7. EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
8. ISO 14501, Milk and milk powder — Determination of aflatoxin M1 cont ent — 
Clean -up by immunoaffinity chromatography and determination by high -
performance liquid chromatography  
9. ISO 1736, Dried milk and dried milk products — Determination of fat content — 
Gravimetric method (Reference method)  
10. ISO 4831, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of coliforms — Most probable number 
technique  
11. 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  
12. ISO 5537, Dried milk — Determination of moisture content (Reference method)  
13. ISO 6091, Dried milk — Determination of titratable acidity (Reference method) 
ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of 
Salmonella spp.  
14. SO 6611, Milk and milk products — Enumeration of colony -forming units of 
yeasts and/or moulds — Colonycount technique at 25 degrees C  
15. ISO 6888-3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci 
(Staphylococcus aureus and other species) — Part 3: Detection and MPN 
technique for low numbers  
16. ISO 7251, Microbiology of fo od and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most 
probable number technique.  
17. ISO 8156, Dried milk and dried milk products — Determination of insolubility 
index  
18. ISO 8968 -1, Milk and mil k products — Determination of nitrogen content — Part 
1: Kjeldahl principle and crude protein calculation  
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 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
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