G/SPS/N/UGA/116  
 
10 January 2020  
(20-0267) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Fortified composite flour  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions  or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  DUS DEAS 1024:2019, Fortified composite flour - 
Specification, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  17 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UGA/20_0329_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for fortified composite  flour intended for human consumption.  
Note: This draft standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from anim al/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant inte rnational standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UGA/116  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Uganda Gazette : 
− AOAC 952.13, Arsenic in food. Silver diethyldithiocarbamate,  
− AOAC 953.17, Thiamine (vitamin B1) in grain products,  
− AOAC 970.65, Riboflavin(Vitamin B2) in Foods and Vitamin Pr,  
− AOAC 975.41, Niacin and Niacinamide in Cereal Products,  
− AOAC 961.15, Method modification for liquid chromatographic determination of 
thiamine, riboflavin, and pyridoxine in medical foods,  
− AOAC 2004.05, Total Folates in Cereal,  
− AOAC 2001.13, Determination of Vitamins A ( Retinol ) and E ( alpha -Tocopherol ) in 
Foods by Liquid Chromatography: Collaborat ive Study,  
− CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives,  
− EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements,  
− EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry - Code of practice,  
− EAS 744, Cassava and cassava products - Determi nation of total cyanogens - Enzymatic 
assay method,  
− EAS 782, Composite flour -Specification,  
− EAS 900, Cereals and pulses - Sampling,  
− EAS 901, Cereals and pulses - Test methods,  
− EAS 803, Nutrition labelling - Requirements,  
− EAS 804, Claims on foods - Requirem ents, 
− EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims - Requirements,  
− ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of beta - glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli  - Part 2: Colony -count 
technique at 44 de grees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -D-glucuronide,  
− ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feedstuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 2: Colony count technique in products with 
water activity less than or equal to 0,95,  
− ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms - Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the pour plate technique,  
− ISO 5498, Agricultural food products - Determination of crude fibre cont ent - General 
method,  
− ISO 5506, Soya bean products - Determination of urease activity,  
− ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs - Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid,  
− ISO 6561 -1, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of cadmium 
content - Part 1: Method using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry,  
− ISO 6561 -2, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of cadmium 
content - Part 2: Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry,  
− ISO 6579 -1, Microbio logy of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella - Part 1: Detection of Salmonella  spp., 
− ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of lead content - 
Flameless atomic absorption s pectrometric method,  
− ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci  (Staphylococcus aureus  and other 
species) - Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium,  
− ISO 73 05, Milled cereal products - Determination of fat acidity,  
− ISO 9648, Sorghum - Determination of tannin content,  
− ISO 20634, Infant formula and adult nutritionals - Determination of vitamin B12 by 
reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP -HPLC). (available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : June 2020.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  G/SPS/N/UGA/116  
 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for Trade, Industry and 
Cooperatives.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 March 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (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: http://www.unbs.go.ug  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (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: http://www.unbs.g o.ug