Somali Bureau of Standards · National Standards
The official register of Somali Standards (SOS), comprising standards developed locally by the Somali Bureau of Standards through its Technical Committees, together with East African Standards and ISO, IEC, ARSO, ASTM, EN, Codex and AOAC standards formally adopted as Somali Standards. Each adopted standard retains its original reference for full traceability.
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This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for two grades of laundry soaps. This standard covers two grades of laundry soap pure and built laundry soap in the form of cakes, tablets or bars, produced from vegetable or animal oils or fats or a blend of all or part to these materials. It does not cover any soap in which synthetic detergents have been added to enhance its performance.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for synthetic detergents for household use. This standard does not cover machine wash and industrial detergent powders
This East African Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for synthetic detergent powder for machine wash. Thid standard does not cover hand wash powders and industrial detergent powders. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (EAS 127- 2:2013), which has been technically revised.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid bathing soap. It does not apply to carbolic soap or specialty soaps such as, transparent soap, floating soap, liquid soap, beauty soap or sea-water soap
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for liquid bathing soap. It does not apply to hand wash liquid detergents, shampoo and products for specific purposes such as those for industrial and surgical uses
This East African Standard specifies requirements and methods of test for synthetic household scouring powder for the removal of tenacious soil from hard surfaces and kitchen utensils.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for sodium hypochlorite solution intended for domestic and industrial use
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for liquid detergent for household use.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for industrial detergent powder.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for synthetic laundry detergent pastes based predominantly on alkylaryl sulphonates for hand and machine wash.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for kitchen equipment cleaners and grease removers. The standard covers three types of kitchen equipment cleaners and grease removers that are suitable for the removal of carbon deposits, grease, baked-on fats and other surface contaminants from industrial and domestic cooking kitchen equipment, grills, fryers and other steel kitchen equipment, but not intended for use in self-cleaning kitchen equipment.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for acidic liquid toilet cleanser. This standard applies to a liquid acid, heavy-duty compound suitable for cleaning toilet surfaces and urinals.
This East African Standard prescribes a method for testing and comparing the microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for synthetic and combined (soap and synthetic) liquid hand wash. This standard does not apply to only soap-based hand wash.
This East African Standard (prescribes a method for the determination of biodegradability of surfactants and for assessment of results, for both anionic and non- ionic surfactants. The method is applicable to anionic and non-ionic surfactants separately, but directly applicable to surfactant mixtures. Reference standards of both biologically “hard” and “soft” surfactants are nominated for both anionics and non-ionics. The reference standards apply to detergents for household use only.
This East African Standard specifies requirements and test methods for soap noodles/chips used as an intermediate product for subsequent conversion into a marketable soap.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for hand wash and machine wash synthetic liquid laundry detergents.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for stain remover used in water to remove adsorbed food stains from plastic tableware, glass and China tableware and non-aluminium coffee urns.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for bathing bars. This East African Standard applies to bathing bars supplied in the form of bars/cakes and produced from vegetable or animal oils or fats, fatty acids, or from a blend of all or part of these materials, with or without the addition of rosins or non-soapy surfactants.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for solid antibacterial bathing bars. This East African Standard applies to antibacterial bathing bars supplied in the form of bars/cakes and produced from vegetable or animal oils or fats, fatty acids, or from a blend of all or part of these materials, with or without the addition of rosins or non-soapy surfactants.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for liquid glass cleaner
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling, and test methods for household fabric softeners
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for baby toilet soap.
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