G/TBT/N/BDI/348, G/TBT/N/KEN/1416  
G/TBT/N/RWA/855, G/TBT/N/TZA/938  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1764  
12 April 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
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 [  ], 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):  Non-
alcoholic beverages (excl. water, fruit or vegetable juices, milk and beer) (HS code(s): 
220299); Beverages (ICS code(s): 67.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 29:2023 
Carbonated and non -carbonat ed soft drinks — Specification  
; (17 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling, and test methods for carbonated and non -carbonated soft drinks which may be 
concentrated (solid or liquid) or ready to drink.  
This standard does not apply to products for which other standards apply such as:  
a) waters (including packaged water, flavoured drinking water and packaged natural 
mineral waters);  
b) fruit drinks.  
c) fruit juices, pulp, puree, and nectars.  
d) vegetable juices and nectars.  
e) herbal juices (ready to drink and concentrates); and  
f) cereal based beverages  G/TBT/N/BDI/348 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1416 • G/TBT/N/RWA/855 • G/TBT/N/TZA/938 • 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; P revention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
AOAC Official Method 999.10 Lead, Cadmium, Zinc, Copper, and Iron in Foods Atomic 
Absorption Spectrophotometry after Microwave Digestion First Action 1999 NMLK –AOAC 
Method  
CAC/GL 50 General Guidelines on Sampling  
CXG 66  Guidelines for the Use of Flavourings  
CXS 192, General standard for food additives  
EAS 12, Potable water — Specification  
EAS 149, Carbon dioxide for beverage industry — Specification  
EAS 35, Fortified edible salt - Specification.  
EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements.  
EAS 39, Code of practice for hygien e in the in the food and drink manufacturing industry  
EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
EAS 804, Claims on foods — Requirements.  
EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements  
ISO 2447:1998, Fruit and vegetable products — Determinatio n of tin content  
ISO 6634:1982, Fruits, vegetables, and derived products — Determination of arsenic 
content — Silver diethyldithiocarbamate spectrophotometric method  
ISO 1842, Fruit, and vegetable products — Determination of pH  
ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables , and derived products — Determination of lead content — 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30
 C by the pour plate technique  
ISO 4833 -2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms — 
Part 2: Colony count at 30 °C by the surface plating technique  
ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for  the 
enumeration of coliforms — Colony -count technique  
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 eq ual to 0.95  
ISO 2173, Fruit, and vegetable products — Determination of soluble solids ─ 
Refractometric method  
ISO 2448, Fruit, and vegetable products — Determination of ethanol content  
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  G/TBT/N/BDI/348 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1416 • G/TBT/N/RWA/855 • G/TBT/N/TZA/938 • 
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  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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