G/TBT/N/RWA/85  
 
8 January 2018  
(18-0148) 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 370: 2017 
Animal and vegetable fats and oils (ICS 67.200.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Mayonnaise – 
Specification (11 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for mayonnaise intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
AOAC 950.17, Official  Method Citric Acid in non -alcoholic Beverages  
AOAC 952.13, Arsenic in food. Silver diethyldithiocarbamate  
ISO 17189, Butter, edible oil emulsions and spreadable fats – Determination of fat content 
(Reference method  
RS CAC/RCP 1, General principles for foo d hygiene  
RS CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
RS CODEX STAN 210, Named vegetable oils  
RS CODEX STAN 212, Sugars  – Specification  G/TBT/N/RWA/85  
 
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  RS EAS 12, Potable water – Specification  
RS EAS 147 -1 Vinegar – Specification Part 1: Vinegar from natural so urces  
RS EAS 35, Fortified food grade salt – Specification  
RS EAS 38, General requirements of labelling of pre -packaged foods  
RS IS0 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  
RRS IS0 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 12193, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of lead by direct 
graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy  
RS ISO 16649 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli – Part 1: Colony -count 
technique at 44 degrees C using membranes and 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl Beta -D-
glucuronide  
RS ISO 1738, Butter – Determination of salt content  
RS ISO 1842, Fruit an d vegetable products – Determination of pH  
RS 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  
RS ISO  21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of yeasts and moulds – Part 2: Colony count technique in products with 
water activity less than or equal to 0,95  
RS ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oil s – Determination of peroxide value – 
Iodometric (visual) endpoint determination  
RS ISO 5555, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Sampling  
RS ISO 661, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Preparation of test sample  
RS ISO 8294, Animal and vegetable fats a nd oils – Determination of copper, iron and 
nickel contents – Graphite furnace atomic absorption method   
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, Kigali, Rwanda  
http://portal.rsb.gov.rw  
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