G/SPS/N/UGA/131  
 
24 June 2020  
(20-4393) 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):  Silver cyprinid, Mukene, Omena, Dagaa  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Spec ific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  DUS 2215:2019, Canned silver cyprinid fish (Mukene) -
Specification, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  16 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UGA/20_3827_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft Uganda standard specifies requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for canned silver cyprinid (Mukene) of the species Rastrineobola 
argentea, intended for human consumption packed in water, oil or other suitable packing 
medium. It does not apply to speciality products where the canned silver cyprinid 
const itutes less than 50% m/m of the net contents of the can.  
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 119 -1981, Standard for Canned Finfish  
[ ] 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 st andard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UGA/131  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− AOAC 952.13, Arsenic in food ― Silver diethyldibocarbamate method;  
− AOAC 972.23, Lead in fish ― Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method;  
− AOAC 973.34, Cadmium in food ― Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method;  
− AOAC 983.20, Mercury (methyl) in fish and shellfish― Gas chromatographic metho d; 
− CAC/RCP 1, General Principles of Food Hygiene;  
− CAC/RCP 23, Code of Hygienic Practice for Low -Acid and Acidified Low -Acid Canned 
Foods;  
− CAC/GL 31, Guidelines for the Sensory Evaluation of Fish and Shellfish in 
Laboratories;  
− CAC/RP 52, Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products;  
− US 45, General standard for food additives;  
− US 738, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed;  
− US 1659, Materials in contact with food - Requirements for packaging materials;  
− US EAS 12, Potable wa ter - Specification;  
− US 28 EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry - Code of 
practice;  
− US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements;  
− US EAS 803, Nutrition labelling - Requirements;  
− US EAS 804, Claims on food - Requirements;  
− US EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims - Requirements;  
− US EAS 826, Dried silver cyprinid (Rastrineobola argentea) - Specification;  
− US ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella  spp.; 
− US ISO 6888 (all parts), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of coagulase -positive stap hylococci (Staphylococcus 
aureus and other species);  
− 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;  
− US ISO 7937, Microbiolo gy of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens - Colony -count technique;  
− US ISO 11290, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of Listeria  monocytogenes -- Part 2: Enumeration 
method;  
− US ISO 16050, Foodstuffs - Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products - High performance 
liquid chromatographic method;  
− US ISO 2152 7-1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of Yeasts and moulds - Part 1: Colony count technique in 
products with water activity greater than 0,95;  
− US ISO/TS 21872 (all parts), Microbiology of food and anima l feeding 
stuffs -Horizontal method for the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio  spp; 
− Uganda Gazette.  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : September 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/131  
 
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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) : 23 August 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) 417 333 250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 414 286 123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website:  https://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) 417 333 250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 414 286 123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug