,On 13 January, 2026 World Trade Organization (WTO) Publishes The Draft East African Standard DEAS 935: 2025, titled Packaging - Code of practice - Glass containers (Second Edition), was notified to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) under the TBT Agreement, by the East African Community (EAC) Partner States, including Kenya (as per WTO notification related multi-country filings). The East African Community serves as the publishing agency for the standard itself, developed through its East African Standards Committee (EASC) and Technical Committee EASC/TC 066 on Packaging. This draft standard provides comprehensive guidelines on the manufacture, types, selection, and use of glass containers for packaging various products, such as food, beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and household items. It covers key aspects including raw materials and glass composition (e.g., silica 70-74%, soda 11-14%), production processes (blow-and-blow, press-and-blow methods), design considerations for performance and handling, attributes like transparency, strength, impermeability, thermal shock resistance, and recyclability, types (bottles, jars, tubular containers), testing/quality control, specifications, storage, and light-weighting principles to optimize material use while maintaining safety and functionality. The document emphasizes harmonization across EAC member states to reduce trade barriers, with public review periods noted in some countries (e.g., Rwanda: January 15 to March 15, 2026). It includes no normative references or specific terms/definitions sections.
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