G/TBT/N/UGA/1860  
1 November 2023  
(23-7376) 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 different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fresh or 
dried bananas (excl. plantains) (HS code(s): 080390); Fruits and derived products (ICS 
code(s): 67.080.10); Banana flour; Matooke flour  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 983:2021, 
Banana (matooke) flour — Specification, Second Edition; (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for EAH banana (matooke) flour for human consumption.  
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; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/523  
2. US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
3. US 45, General standard for food additives  
4. US 738, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
5. US 997, Cooking banana (matooke) — Specification  G/TBT/N/UGA/1860  
 
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  6. US EAS 803, Nutrition labelling ─ Requirements  
7. US EAS 804, Claims ─ General requirements  
8. US EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims ─ Requirements  
9. US ISO 2171, Cereals, pulses and by -products — Determination of ash yield by 
incineration  
10. US ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain -- Horizontal method for the 
enumerat ion of microorganisms -- Part 1: Colony count at 30°C by the pour plate 
technique  
11. US ISO 5498, Agricultural food products -- Determination of crude fibre content 
-- General method  
12. US ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs -- Determination of ash insoluble in 
hydrochloric acid  
13. US ISO 6888 -3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus 
aureus and other species) -- Part 3: Detection and MPN technique for low numbers  
14. US ISO  7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most 
probable number technique  
15. US ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content 
of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High-
performance liquid chromatographic method  
16. US ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feedstuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony cou nt technique in 
products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95  
17. US ISO 21415 -1, Wheat and wheat flour - Gluten content - Part 1: Determination 
of wet gluten by a manual method  
18. US ISO 24333, Cereals and cereal products -- Sampling  
19. US ISO 24557, Puls es ─ Determination of moisture content ─ Air oven method  
20. US 983:2015, Banana (matooke) flour - Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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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