G/TBT/N/UGA/1716  
12 December 2022  
(22-9249) Page: 1/3 
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 different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may 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)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 47: 2022, 
Carbonated and non -carbonated soft drinks — Specification, Fourth edition; (26 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of co ntent:  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 juices and nectars;  
d) vegetable juices and nectars;  
e) herbal juices (ready to drink and concentrates); and  
f) cereal based beverages  G/TBT/N/UGA/1716  
 
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  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 carbo nated 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 enc ouraging 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, normally with virtually no calories.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/182  
2. US CAC/GL 50, General guidelines on sampling  
3. US CAC/GL 66, Guidelines for the use of flavourings  
4. US EAS 12, Potable water — Specification  
5. US 28 EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing 
industry  
6. US EAS 35, Fortified food grad e salt — Specification  
7. US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
8. US EAS 104, Alcoholic beverages — Methods of sampling and test  
9. US EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
10. US EAS 804, Claims on food — Requirements  
11. US EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements  
12. US ISO 2173 , Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of soluble solids — 
Refractometric method  
13. US ISO 2448 , Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of ethanol content  
14. US ISO 4831, Microbiology of foo d and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of coliforms — Most probable number 
technique  
15. US ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count a t 30 °C by the pour plate 
technique  
16. US 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  
17. US ISO 6561 -2, Fruits, vegetables and derived produ cts — Determination of 
cadmium content — Part 2: Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry  
18. US ISO 6633 , Fruit and vegetables products — Determination of lead content — 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
19. US ISO 6634 , Fruit, vegetables and derived products — Determination of arsenic 
content — Silver diethyldithiocarbamate spectrophotometric method  
20. US ISO 6637 , Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of 
mercury content — Flameless atomic absorption method  G/TBT/N/UGA/1716  
 
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  21. US ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus 
aureus and other species) — Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium  
22. 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  
23. 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 water activity greater than 0.95  
24. US 45 , General standard for food additives  
25. US 738, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
26. US 1659, Materials in contact with food — Requirements for packaging materials  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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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