G/TBT/N/BDI/783,
G/TBT/N/KEN/2073,
G/TBT/N/RWA/1441,
G/TBT/N/TZA/1620,
G/TBT/N/UGA/2397

9 June 2026

(26-4239)

Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

Original: English

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Agency responsible:

Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)

KK 15 Rd, 49

P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda

Tel: +250 788303492

Email: info@rsb.gov.rw

Website: www.rsb.gov.rw

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Cheese (ICS code(s): 67.100.30)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): DEAS 1358: 2026, Ricotta cheese — Specification; (47 page(s), in English)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/TBT/RWA/26_03030_00_e.pdf

Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)

KK 15 Rd, 49

P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda

Tel: +250 788303492

Email: info@rsb.gov.rw

Website: www.rsb.gov.rw

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Description of content: This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for Ricotta cheese intended for direct human consumption or for further processing.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement

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Relevant documents:

1. AOAC 926.08, Rapid Determination of Moisture/Solids and Fat in Dairy Products by Microwave and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analysis

2. AOAC 999.10, Determination of Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, and Zinc in foods, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry after dry ashing

3. CAC/RCP 1, Code of practice — General Principles for food hygiene

4. CXS 192; General standard for food additives

5. CXC 57; Code of hygienic practice for milk and milk products

6. EAS 38, Labelling of pre-packaged foods — General requirements

7. ISO 1735, Cheese and processed cheese products — Determination of fat content — Gravimetric method (Reference method)

8. ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of coliforms — Colony-count technique

9. ISO 5538, Milk and milk products — Sampling inspection by attributes

10. ISO 707, Milk and milk products — Guidance on sampling

11. ISO 8197, Milk and milk products — Sampling inspection by variables

12. ISO 11290-2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. — Part 2: Enumeration method

13. ISO 16649-2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of beta-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli — Part 2: Colony-count technique at 44 degrees C using 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl beta-D-glucuronide

14. ISO 11870; Milk and milk products — Determination of fat content — General guidance on the use of butyrometric methods

15. ISO/TS 22113; Milk and milk products — Determination of the titratable acidity of milk fat

16. ISO 14501; Milk and milk powder — Determination of aflatoxin M1 content — Clean-up by immunoaffinity chromatography and determination by high-performance liquid chromatography

17. ISO 6579-1; Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.

18. ISO 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

19. ISO 11290-2; Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. — Part 2: Enumeration method

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: 6 months from adoption

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 8 August 2026

[X] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)

KK 15 Rd, 49

P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda

Tel: +250 788303492

Email: info@rsb.gov.rw

Website: www.rsb.gov.rw