G/TBT/N/KEN/1373  
18 January 2023  
(23-0427) 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):  Birds' 
eggs, in shell, fresh, p reserved or cooked (HS code(s): 0407); Poultry and eggs (ICS 
code(s): 67.120.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 2296:2022 
Chicken eggs — Methods for evaluation of quality; (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description o f content:  This Kenya Standard specifies methods of sampling and test 
necessary to determine quality of fresh eggs. It includes external quality factors as they 
appear under direct examination and internal quality factors as they appear before 
candling lig ht or when the egg is broken out and measured by Haugh units plus visual 
examination of the yolk portions.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Pro tection of 
human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
I. AOAC Official Method 931.06:1931, Phosphorus (Total) (P2O5) in Eggs  
II. CAC/RCP 1, Recommended international code of practice — General principles of food 
hygiene  
III. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
IV. EAS 123, Distilled water — Specification  G/TBT/N/KEN/1373  
 
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  V. ISO 4831, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of coliforms — Most probable number technique  
VI. ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coliforms — Colony -count technique  
VII. ISO 4833, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of microorganisms — Colony -count technique at 30 degrees C  
VIII. ISO 6491, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of phosphorus content — 
Spectrometric method  
IX. ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for  the 
detection of Salmonella spp.  
X. ISO 13730, Meat and meat products — Determination of total phosphorus content — 
Spectrometric method  
XI. 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  
XII. 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 prod ucts 
with water activity less than or equal to 0.95  
XIII. KS EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods  
XIV. KS EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
CAC/RCP 1 -1969, Rev. 4 -20031: Recommended International Code of Practice General 
Principles of Food Hygiene  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  16 March 2023  
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 (KEBS)  
KEBS Centre  
Contact Person: Managing Director  
Popo Road, off Mombasa Road, Behind Bellevue Cinema  
P.O. Box 54974  
Tel: +(254) 722 202137; +(254) 724 255242  
Fax: +(254) 20 609660; +(254) 20 604031  
Email: info@kebs.org  
Website: https://www.kebs.org  
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