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Notifying Member: KENYA

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Kenya Bureau of Standards

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Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Food products in general (ICS code(s): 67.040)

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: DKS 2431: 2025, Garlic paste — Specification. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 14

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/KEN/25_02754_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: This Draft Kenya Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for concentrated garlic paste, and raw garlic paste that is well blended.

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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[X]       Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text): CXS 192, Codex standard for Additives in foods

    CXS 193, Codex standard for contaminants in food and feeds

[ ]        World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number):

[ ]        International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number):

[ ]        None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[X] Yes [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

1._    KS EAS 35, Fortified edible salt ― Specification

2._    KS EAS 38, Labelling of pre-packaged foods ― General requirements

3._    KS EAS 39, General principles of food hygiene ― Code of practice

4._    ISO 15213-2:2023 Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Clostridium spp.

5._    KS ISO 948, Spices and condiments ― Sampling

6._    KS ISO 2173, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of soluble solids — Refractometric method

7._    KS ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of coliforms — Part 3: Colony-count technique

8._    KS ISO 4833-1:2013 Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30 °C by the pour plate technique

9._    KS ISO 6570-1:2017 Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella - Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.

10._  KS ISO 6888-1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species)

11._  KS ISO 6632, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of volatile acidity

12._  KS ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of lead content — Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method

13._  KS ISO 6634, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of arsenic content — Silver diethyldithiocarbamate spectrophotometric method

14._  KS ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Part 6: Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella spp.

15._  KS ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High-performance liquid chromatographic method

16._  KS ISO 16654, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection of Escherichia coli O157

17._  ISO 16654:2001/Amd 1:2017, microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs- Horizontal method for the detection of Escherichia coli O157

18._  KS 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

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

[X]     Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 15 June 2025

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Kenya Bureau of Standards

WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point

P.O. Box: 54974-00200, Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: +(254) 020 605490

       +(254) 020 605506/6948258

Fax: +(254) 020 609660/609665

E-mail: info@kebs.org

Website: http://www.kebs.org

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Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Kenya Bureau of Standards

WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point

P.O. Box: 54974-00200, Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: +(254) 020 605490

       +(254) 020 605506/6948258

Fax: +(254) 020 609660/609665

E-mail: info@kebs.org

Website: http://www.kebs.org