G/TBT/N/UGA/1312  
27 April 2021  
(21-3550) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UGANDA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
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  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if dif ferent from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Dried  fruits; EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS (HS 08); 
Fruits and derived products (ICS 67.080.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 887:2021, 
Dried fruits — Specification, Second Ed ition (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for dried fruits offered for direct consumption, or intended to be mixed 
with other products for direct consumption with out further processing, including for 
catering purposes or for repackaging, if required.  It does not apply to dried fruits that are 
processed by frying, roasting or intended for further/industrial processing.  This standard 
does not apply to vegetables and herbs for which specific standards have been declared.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human he alth or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/195  
2. AOAC 934.06, Determination of the moisture content for dried fruits  
3. US 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements  G/TBT/N/UGA/1312  
 
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  4. US EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing 
industry  
5. US 45, General standard for food additives  
6. US 738, General standard for contaminants and toxins in foods  
7. US EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
8. US EAS 804, Claims on food — Requirements  
9. US EAS 805, Use of n utrition and health claims — Requirements  
10. US ISO 763, Fruits and vegetable products — Determination of ash insoluble in 
hydrochloric acid  
11. US ISO 4125, Dry fruits and dried fruits — Definitions and nomenclature  
12. US ISO 6633, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of lead content — 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
13. US ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most 
probable nu mber technique  
14. US ISO 6561 -1, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of 
cadmium content - Part 1: Method using graphite furnace atomic absorption 
spectrometry  
15. US ISO 6561 -2, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of 
cadmiu m content - Part 2: Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry  
16. US ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content 
of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High-
performance liquid chromatogr aphic method  
17. US ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — 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  
18. US 877, Dried Fruits — Specification  
19. UNECE standard DDP - 29, Dried bananas: 2018 edition  
20. CL 2020_46 – Proposed Draft general standard for dried fruits (At Step 5/8) - 
Under development  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, 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  
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