G/TBT/N/UGA/1237  
22 October 2020  
(20-7323) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UGANDA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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 dif ferent from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fruit 
chutney, vegetable chutney; Preparations for sauces and prepared sauces; mixed 
condiments and seasonings (excl. soya sauce, tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces, 
mustard, and mustard flour and meal) (HS 210390); Fruits, vegetables and derived 
products in general (ICS 67.080.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2253:2020, 
Fruit and vegetable chutney — Specification, Second Edition (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Ugan da Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for fruit and/or vegetable chutney offered for direct 
consumption, including for catering purposes. It does not apply to the product when 
indicated as being intended for further processing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. The food products order: 1995, Food safety and standards  
2. Fruits and Vegetable Chutney, 21 March 2013  
3. IS 3500:1966, Specification for mango chutney  
4. CXS 160 -1987:2019 (amendment), Standard for mango chutney  G/TBT/N/UGA/1237  
 
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  5. US 49:2000, Mango chutney — Specification  
6. CXS 160 -1987, Draft revision to the standard for mango chutney (At Step 5/8)  
7. AOAC Official Method 999.11, Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, and Zinc in Foods 
Atomic Absorption  
8. ISO 3310 (all parts), Test sieves — Technical requirements and testing  
9. US ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of micro -organisms —Part 1: Colony -count at 30°C — Pour plate 
technique  
10. US 45, General standard for food additives  
11. US 1659. Materials in contact with food — Requirements for packaging materials  
12. US EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing 
industry  
13. US EAS 35, Fortified food grade salt — Specification  
14. US ISO 763, Fruit and Vegetable Products — Determination of ash insoluble in 
hydrochloric acid  
15. US ISO 874, Fresh fruits and vegetables — Sampling US ISO 1842, Fruit and 
vegetable products — Determination of pH  
16. US ISO 2173, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of soluble solids — 
Refractometric method  
17. US ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology  of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of 
Salmonella spp  
18. US ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of pr esumptive Escherichia coli - Most probable 
number technique  
19. US ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count 
technique in products with water activity less th an or equal to 0.95  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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