G/TBT/N/KEN/1132  
28 September 2021  
(21-7268) 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 [   ], 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):  Surface 
active agents (ICS 71.100.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 791:2021 
Kitchen equipment cleaner and grease remover — Specification (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East Afri can Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for kitchen equipment cleaners and grease removers. The 
standard covers three types of kitchen equipment kitchen equipment cleaners and grease 
removers that are suitable for the removal of carbon deposits, grease, baked -on fats and 
other surface contaminants from industrial and domestic cooking kitchen equipment, 
grills, fryers and other steel kitchen equipment, but that are not intended for use in self -
cleaning kitchen equipment  
7. Objecti ve and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
ASTM D6450, Standards test methods for flash point by Continuously Closed Cup (CCCFP) 
tester  
EAS 321, Edible fats and oils (General) – Specification  
EAS 956, Air freshener aerosols — Specification  
ISO 456, Surface active agents — Analysis of soaps — Determination of free caustic alkali 
ISO 684, Analysis of soap — Determination of total free alkali  
ISO 862, Surface active agents — Vocabulary  G/TBT/N/KEN/1132  
 
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  ISO 1067, Analysis of soap — Determination of unsaponifiable, unsaponified and 
unsaponified saponfiable matter  
ISO 2884 -2, Paints and varnishes – Determination of viscosity using rotary viscometers 
– Part 2: Disc or ball viscometer operated at a specified speed  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the relevant 
Cabinet Secretary  
10. Final date for comments:  22 November 2021  
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.o rg; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
 
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