2.

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:

3.

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): Prepackaged and prepared foods (ICS code(s): 67.230)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 1240: 2024, Ready-to-eat porridge— Specification; (78 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: 1.1 This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for ready-to-eat porridge intended for human consumption. This also includes ready to drink and instant flours for porridges.

1.2 This standard cover both fermented and non-fermented ready to eat porridge

1.3 This standard does not cover composite flours and complimentary feeding meant for ages 6 months to 36 months

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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

8.

Relevant documents:

1.    AOAC 999.11, Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, and zinc in foods. Atomic absorption spectrophotometry after dry ashing

2.    EAS 104, Alcoholic beverages —Methods of sampling and test

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

4.    EAS 900, Cereals, pulses and their products — Sampling

5.    EAS 901, Cereals, pulses and their products — Test methods

6.    ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid

7.    ISO 7305, Milled cereal products — Determination of fat acidity

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

11.

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_00222_00_e.pdf