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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

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:

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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 or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Food technology (ICS code(s): 67)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 1233: 2024, Herbal and fruit infusions — Specification; (78 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for herbal and fruit infusions intended for human consumption.

Any use for medicinal purposes is not within the scope of this standard

This Standard excludes infusions from Camellia sinensis.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: National security requirements; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Cost saving and productivity enhancement

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Relevant documents:

1.    EAS 38, Labelling of pre-packaged foods — Specification

2.    EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice

3.    CXS 193, General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed

4.    CXS 192, General standard for food additives

5.    EAS 803, Nutrition labelling ― Requirements

6.    EAS 804, Claims on foods ― General requirements

7.    EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims ― Requirements

8.    ISO 1573, Tea — Determination of loss in mass at 103 °C

9.    ISO 1577, Tea — Determination of acid insoluble ash

10.  ISO 1839, Tea — Sampling

11.  ISO 4833-1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms— Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the pour plate technique

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

13.  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

14.  ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxins

15.  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

16.  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: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Mr. Johnny Uwimana Hassan

WTO/TBT Enquiry point

Rwanda Standards Board

KK 15 Rd, 49

Kigali

Tel: Hotline: 3250; +(250) 788636510

Fax: +(250)788303492

Email: info@rsb.gov.rw; johnny.uwimana@rsb.gov.rw

Website: http://www.rsb.gov.rw

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/TBT/RWA/25_00150_00_e.pdf