WTO Circulates Draft DEAS 1144: 2023, Baby toilet soap — Specification, First Edition

On December 3rd, 2025, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has circulated a notification at the request of the delegation of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda titled " WTO Circulates Draft DEAS 1144: 2023, Baby toilet soap — Specification, First Edition " The aim of this addendum is to update WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard, DEAS 1144: 2023, Baby toilet soap — Specification, First Edition notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/354, G/TBT/N/KEN/1426, G/TBT/N/RWA/862, G/TBT/N/TZA/968, G/TBT/N/UGA/1770, G/TBT/N/BDI/354/Add.1, G/TBT/N/BDI/354/Add.2, G/TBT/N/KEN/1426/Add.1, G/TBT/N/KEN/1426/Add.2, G/TBT/N/RWA/862/Add.1, G/TBT/N/RWA/862/Add.2, G/TBT/N/TZA/968/Add.1, G/TBT/N/TZA/968/Add.2, G/TBT/N/UGA/1770/Add.1 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1770/Add.2 was adopted by Uganda on 30 September 2025 as a Uganda Standard, US EAS 1144: 2024 Baby toilet soap -Specification (First edition). This document defines the specifications, testing methods, labelling and packaging requirements for “baby toilet soap” under the East African Community (EAC) standards.It requires baby soap to be mild (mildly perfumed or unperfumed), free of rosin, and manufactured with skin-safe and non-toxic materials suitable for infants’ sensitive skin Key chemical and physical criteria include: minimum total fatty matter of 76 %; maximum moisture & volatile matter 15 %; low limits on free caustic alkali, chloride, unsaponified matter, water-insoluble/ alcohol-insoluble residues; and restrictions on heavy metals (e.g. nickel not detected, iron ≤ 10 mg/kg, copper ≤ 3 mg/kg, lead, mercury, arsenic ≤ permissible low levels). The soap must pass a “no-grittiness” test the Standard can be Packaging must protect the soap from damage or moisture changes, and labeling must include product name, manufacturer, ingredients, net content, batch number, manufacture date, best-before date, country of origin, and safety warnings (in English or other EAC official languages) Sampling and testing methods referenced include various international standards (e.g. ISO for soap analysis, and EAC methods for cosmetic-related testing) purchased online through the link: https://webstore.unbs.go.ug/