G/SPS/N/UGA/189  
 
29 June 2022  
(22-5033) 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):  Other (HS code(s): 04089); Poultry and eggs (ICS code(s): 
67.120.20)  
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 DARS 1205: 2022, Egg powder — Specification, 
First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  22 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UGA/22_4363_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the safety and quality 
requirements, sampling and test methods for egg powder. This standard on egg powder 
aims to facilitate economic exchanges between countries and will contribute to the 
availability of quality products for the African population. It will contribute t o ensure the 
health of African consumers.  
Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization fo r 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 international standard?  
[ ] Yes    [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UGA/189  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
• Uganda Gazette  
• CAC/RCP 1, Recommended international code of practice — Gener al principles of food 
hygiene  
• ISO 936:1998, Meat and meat products — Determination of total ash  
• ISO 1736 [IDF 9], Dried milk and dried milk products — Determination of fat content 
— Gravimetric method (Reference method)  
• ISO 1737 [IDF 13], Evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk — Determination 
of fat content — Gravimetric method (Reference method)  
• ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration 
of microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30 °C by the pour plate technique  
• ISO 4833 -2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration 
of microorganisms — Part 2: Colony count at 30 °C by the surface plating technique  
• ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
• ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp. 
• ISO 8156 [IDF 129], Dried milk and dried milk products — Determination of  
insolubility index  
• 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 degrees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -D-glucuronide  
• ISO 21528 -2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection 
and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae — Part 2: Colony -count technique  
• ISO 23776, Meat and meat products — Determination of total phosphorous content  
• Regulations  Governing the Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs, 7 CFR Part 56, Effective 30 
March 2008  
• United States Standards, Grades, and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs, AMS 56, Effective 
20 July 2000  
• IS 4723:1978(R2000), Specification for Egg Powder  
(available in Englis h) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
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) : To be determined.  
[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) : 28 August 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enqui ry 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: https://www.unbs.go.ug  G/SPS/N/UGA/189  
 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Addres s, 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: https://www.unbs.go.ug