G/SPS/N/UGA/161  
 
8 June 2021  
(21-4689) Page: 1/2 
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):  Canned vegetables  
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 DEAS 1060:2021, Canned vegetables - 
Specification, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  45 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UGA/21_3946_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard applies to canned vegetables for 
direct consumption, including for catering purposes or for repackaging if required. It  does 
not apply to the product when indicated as being intended for further processing. 
This Standard does no t cover  vegetables that are lacto -fermented, pickled or preserved in 
vinegar.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other dama ge 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 297 -2009, Standard for Certain Canned 
Vegetables  
[ ] 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 why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UGA/161  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− AOAC 999.10, Determination of Lead, Cadmium,  Zinc, Copper and Iron in foods Atomic 
absorption spectrometry after microwave digestion  
− CODEX STAN 192, General Standard for food additives  
− EAS 38, Labelling for pre -packaged foods - General requirements  
− EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry - Code of practice  
− ISO 2447, Fruit and vegetable products - Determination of tin  
− ISO 4833 -2, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms - Part 2: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the surface plating 
technique  
− ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of lead content - 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
− ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumerati on 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 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 water activity greater than 0.95  
− Uganda Gazette  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : September 2021  
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   
12. Final date for c omments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 August 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail add ress (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