G/SPS/N/UGA/154  
 
27 April 2021  
(21-3530) 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):  Dried fruits  
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 887:2021, Dried fruits - Specification, Second 
Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  18 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UGA/21_2991_00_e.pdf  
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 without further processing, including for 
catering purposes or  for repackaging, if required. mIt 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: [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 t he standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Prote ction 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:   G/SPS/N/UGA/154  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− AOAC 934.06, Determination of the moisture content for dried fruits;  
− US 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements;  
− US EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and dr ink manufacturing industry;  
− US 45, General standard for food additives;  
− US 738, General standard for contaminants and toxins in foods;  
− 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 763, Fruits and vegetable products - Determination of ash insoluble in 
hydrochloric acid;  
− US ISO 4125, Dry fruits and dried fruits - Definitions and nomenclature;  
− US ISO 6633, Fruit and vegetable products - Determination of lead content - 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method;  
− US ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli  - Most probable 
number tec hnique;  
− US ISO 6561 -1, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of cadmium 
content - Part 1: Method using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry;  
− US ISO 6561 -2, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of cadmium 
content - Part 2: Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry;  
− 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 chromatographic  method;  
− 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;  
− US 877, Dried Fruits - Specifi cation;  
− UNECE standard DDP - 29, Dried bananas: 2018 edition;  
− CL 2020_46 - Proposed Draft general standard for dried fruits (At Step 5/8) - Under 
development;  
− 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 Cooperative s. 
[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) : 26 June 2021  
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  G/SPS/N/UGA/154  
 
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  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