G/TBT/N/KEN/1210  
14 January 2022  
(22-0324) 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 [X], 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:  DKS 2956:2021 
Vegetable juices and drinks — Specification (20 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Kenya Standard specif ies requirements and methods of 
sampling and test for vegetable juices and drinks intended for direct human consumption 
or for further processing  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, l abelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
CODEX Alimentarius Commission, CODEX STAN 247 -2005, General Standard for Fruit 
Juices and Nectars;  
KS EAS 77; Fruit drinks – Specification  
KS EAS 948; Fruit Juices and nectars  
EAS 38, General standard for labeling of prepackaged foods   
EAS 39, Code of pra ctice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry    
Codex stan 192, General standard for food additives   
KS EAS 12, Potable water specification that has been quoted in the standard.  
KS EAS 36, Honey Specifications in the normative reference  G/TBT/N/KEN/1210  
 
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  EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements   
EAS 804, Claims on food — Requirements    
EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements  
ISO 874, Fresh fruits and vegetables -- Sampling  
KS EAS, Code of hygienic practice for dried fruits  
Codex Stan 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in foods ISO 4833 - 2, 
Methods for the microbiological examination of foods ─ Part 2: General Guidance for the 
Enumeration of Micro -Organisms -Colony Co unt Technique at 30 °C    
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 ISO 7251, Microbiology of  food and animal feeding stuffs 
— Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli 
— Most probable number technique    
ISO 763, Fruits and vegetable products ─ Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric 
acid  
ISO 2448,  Fruit and vegetable products ─ Determination of ethanol content    
ISO 2172, Fruit juice ─ Determination of solids content ─ Pyknometric method  
ISO 2173, Fruit and vegetable products ─ Determination of soluble solids ─ Refractometric 
method  
ISO 5522 , Frui ts, vegetables and derived products – Determination of total sulphur 
dioxide content   
ISO 5523, Liquid fruit and vegetable products – Determination of sulphur dioxide content 
– (Routine method)  
ISO 6561 -1, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determin ation of cadmium 
content — Part 1: Method using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry  
ISO 17240, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of tin content — Method using 
flame atomic absorption spectrometric  
ISO 6633 Fruits, vegetables and deri ved products -- Determination of lead content -- 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
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 pla te technique   
KS ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp  
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) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
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