Proficiency Testing Program

KEBS develops, promotes, and enforces standards to ensure the quality and safety of products and services in Kenya, fostering consumer protection and industrial growth. Head Office: Popo Road, South C, Nairobi.

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Scope Description	Parameters	Registration fee
		USD	KES
Glass bowl of flour on blue background. High quality photo	Moisture, crude protein, crude fat, crude fibre, total ash, acidity, gluten, vitamin A, copper, iron, zinc, and aflatoxin (maize flour only)	220	As per rate at the time of registration
Brown chickens, hens in farm.	Crude protein, fat, total ash, acid insoluble ash, moisture, crude fibre, calcium, phosphorous, zinc	220	As per rate at the time of registration
	Milk fat, density at 20ºC, protein, total solids, titratable acidity, freezing point depression, pH variation on 5 days incubation, calcium, lactose, pH, aflatoxin M1	220	As per rate at the time of registration
Black tea	Moisture content, water extract, total ash, water-insoluble ash, alkalinity of water-soluble ash, acid insoluble ash, crude fibre, copper, polyphenols, catechins, iron, lead, anthocyanins, copper, cadmium, arsenic	220	As per rate at the time of registration
Water (effluent and drinking)	pH, nitrates, nitrites, sulphates, chlorides, iron, zinc, calcium, potassium, sodium, lead, cadmium, arsenic		25,000
Soil	Soil, pH, electrical conductivity, zinc, iron, manganese, copper, calcium, magnesium, potassium, Sulphur, sodium, boron, molybdenum	220	As per rate at the time of registration
Dairy (skim milk powder)	Total Viable Count, Coliforms, Escherichia coli, Coagulase positive Staphylococci, Listeria species, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella species.	220	As per rate at the time of registration
Meat and fish	Total Viable Count, Coliforms, Escherichia coli, Coagulase positive Staphylococci, Listeria species, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella species, Vibrio species, Vibrio parahaemolyticus	220	As per rate at the time of registration
Black Tea	Total Viable Count, Coliforms, Escherichia coli, Coagulase positive Staphylococci, Yeast, Moulds, Yeasts and Moulds, Salmonella	220	As per rate at the time of registration
Water (effluent and drinking)	Total Viable Count, Coliforms, Escherichia coli, Coagulase positive Staphylococci, Yeast, Moulds, Yeasts and Moulds, Salmonella		25, 000
Textiles	Breaking strength and elongation at break, Mass per unit area, Fibre composition and proportion, Construction-Threads per unit length	220	As per rate at the time of registration
Paint	Solids, viscosity, pH, fineness of grind	220	As per rate at the time of registration
Leather	Tensile strength, Elongation, Tear strength, thickness	220	As per rate at the time of registration
Foam Mattress	Compression set, Tear resistance, Tensile strength, Ultimate elongation (elongation at break)	220	As per rate at the time of registration

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