G/SPS/N/UGA/120  
 
10 January 2020  
(20-0271) 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):  Processed cereal based foods  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regi ons or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  DUS DEAS 72:2019, Processed cereal -based foods for 
older infants and young children - Specification, Third Edition . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  19 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UGA/20_0333_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for processed cereal based foods intended for feeding older infants as a 
complementary food generally from the age of six months onwards, taking into account 
the infants' nutritional requirements, and for feeding young children as part of a 
progressively diversified diet. The standard excludes both fortified and unfortified blended 
and composite flours.  
Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CXS 74 -1981, Standard for Processed Cereal -Based 
Foods for Infants and Young Children  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic  
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and w hy it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UGA/120  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Uganda Gazette:  
− AOAC 936.14, Vitamin D in milk, vitamin preparations and feed concentrates ― Rat 
bioassay,  
− AOAC 942.05, Ash of animal feed,  
− AOAC 961.14, Niacin and niacinamide in drugs, foods and feeds ― Colorimetric method,  
− AOAC 984.26, Vitamin C (Total) in food ― Semi automated fluorometric method,  
− AOAC 984.27, Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, 
Sodium, and Zinc in Infant Formula ― Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission 
Spectroscopic method,  
− AOAC 985.35, Minerals in Infant Formula, Enteral Products, and Pet Foods ― Atomic 
Absorption Spectrophotometric method,  
− AOAC 986.24, Phosphorus in inf ant formula and enteral products ― Spectrophotometric 
method,  
− AOAC 995.13, Carbohydrate in Coffee: AOAC Method 995.13 vs a New Fast Ion 
Chromatography Method,  
− AOAC 2000.17, Determination of Trace Glucose and Fructose,  
− AOAC 986.27, Thiamine (Vitamin B1) mil k based infant formula ― Flurometric method,  
− AOAC 992.04, Vitamin A (Retinol isomers) in milk and milk -based infant formula ― 
Liquid chromatographic method,  
− AOAC 995.05, Vitamin D in infant formulas and internal products ― Liquid 
chromatographic method,  
− AOAC 983.23, Simplified gravimetric determination of total fat in food composites after 
chloroform -methanol extraction,  
− AOAC 2015.002, Standard Method Performance RequirementsSM (SMPRs) for Total 
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) in Infant and Adult/ Pediatric Nutritiona l Formula,  
− CAC/GL 10 -1979, Advisory lists of mineral salts and vitamin compounds for use in foods 
for infants and children,  
− CAC/GL 23, Guidelines for use of nutrition and health claims,  
− CODEX STAN 192 -1995, General standard for food additives,  
− EAS 38, Gene ral standard for the labelling of pre -packaged foods,  
− EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry ― Code of practice,  
− EAS 82, Milled cereal products ― Methods of test  
− ISO 711, Cereals and cereal products ― Determination of moisture content  (Basic 
reference method),  
− ISO 8262 -1, Milk products and milk -based foods ― Determination of fat content by the 
Weibull -Berntrop gravimetric method (Reference method) -- Part 1: Infant foods,  
− ISO 8968 -2, Milk ― Determination of nitrogen content ― Part 2: Block -digestion 
method (Macro method),  
− ISO 6869, Animal feeding stuffs - Determination of the contents of calcium, copper, 
iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium and zinc - Method using atomic 
absorption spectrometry,  
− ISO 20633, Infant formula and a dult nutritionals - Determination of vitamin E and 
vitamin A by normal phase high performance liquid chromatography,  
− ISO 20636, Infant formula and adult nutritionals - Determination of vitamin D by liquid 
chromatography -mass spectrometry,  
− ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs - Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid.  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : June 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
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   G/SPS/N/UGA/120  
 
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  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.go.ug