G/SPS/N/UGA/225  
 
12 December 2022  
(22-9252) 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):  Non-alcoholic beverages (excl. water, fruit or vegetable juices, milk 
and beer) (HS code(s): 220299); Non -alcoholic beverages (ICS code(s): 67.160.20)  
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 47: 2022, Carbonated and non -carbonated soft 
drinks — Specification, Fo urth edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  26 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UGA/22_8521_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for carbonated and non -carbonated soft drinks which may be 
concentrated (solid or liquid) or ready to drink.  
This standard does not apply to products for which other standards apply such as:  
a) waters (including packaged water, flavoured drinking water and packaged natural 
mineral waters);  
b) fruit juice drinks;  
c) fruit j uices and nectars;  
d) vegetable juices and nectars;  
e) herbal juices (ready to drink and concentrates); and  
f) cereal based beverages.  
The standard stipulates the compositional, safety and quality attributes for carbonated and 
non-carbonated soft drinks. Labelling requirements have been incorporated in this 
standard to clearly distinguish carbonated and non -carbonated soft drinks from other types 
of drinks.  
This standard clarifies the difference between the carbonated and non -carbonated soft 
drinks and other drinks with a view of facilitating communication between consumers and 
traders while encouraging fair trade practices. For clarity purposes to industry and 
standard enforcers, it is important to distinctively mention that diet/light/lite are low 
calorie drinks, n ormally with virtually no calories.  
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.   G/SPS/N/UGA/225  
 
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  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 An imal 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Uganda gazette  
− US CAC/GL 50, General guidelines on sampling  
− US CAC/GL 66, Guidelines for the use of flavourings  
− US EAS 12, Potable water — Specification  
− US 28 EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing 
industry  
− US EAS 35, Fortified food grade salt — Specification  
− US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged  foods — General requirements  
− US EAS 104, Alcoholic beverages — Methods of sampling and test  
− US EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
− US EAS 804, Claims on food — Requirements  
− US EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements  
− US ISO 2173,  Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of soluble solids — 
Refractometric method  
− US ISO 2448, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of ethanol content  
− US ISO 4831, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
the det ection and enumeration of coliforms — Most probable number technique  
− US 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  
− US ISO 4833 -2, Microbio logy of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms — Part 2: Colony count at 30 °C by the surface plating 
technique  
− US ISO 6561 -2, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of cadmium 
content — Part 2: Method usi ng flame atomic absorption spectrometry  
− US ISO 6633, Fruit and vegetables products — Determination of lead content — 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
− US ISO 6634, Fruit, vegetables and derived products — Determination of arsenic 
content — Silver diethyldithiocarbamate spectrophotometric method  
− US ISO 6637, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of mercury 
content — Flameless atomic absorption method  
− US ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal m ethod 
for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci ( Staphylococcus aureus  and 
other species) — Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium  
− 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 21527 -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 wate r activity greater than 0.95;  
− 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  
(available in English)  G/SPS/N/UGA/225  
 
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  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) : 10 February 2023  
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: 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) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4  1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug