G/TBT/N/UGA/1313  
27 April 2021  
(21-3551) 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):  Fruit chips 
and crisps; Fruits, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved, whether 
or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit (excl. prepared or 
preserved with vinegar, preserved with sugar but not la id in syrup, and jams, fruit jellies, 
marmalades, fruit purée and pastes, obtained by cooking) (HS 2008); Fruits and derived 
products (ICS 67.080.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 882:2021, 
Fruit chips and crisps — Specification, Second Edition (22 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and 
test methods for fruits chips and crisps prepared by either deep frying or baking offered 
for direct consumption or for further processing, including for catering purposes or for 
repackaging if required.  It does not apply to dried fruits or crisps which have been 
produced by drying processes for which other standards apply.  
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 health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/196  
2. US 45, General standard for food additives  G/TBT/N/UGA/1313  
 
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  3. US 738, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
4. US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
5. US EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing 
industry  
6. US EAS 321, Edible fats and oils – Specification  
7. US EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
8. US EAS 804, Claims on food — Requirements  
9. US EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements  
10. 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  
11. 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  
12. US ISO 763, Fruit and Vegetable Products - Determination of ash insoluble in 
hydrochloric acid  
13. US ISO 4125, Dry fruits and dried fruits — Definitions and nomenclature  
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 
cadmium content — Part 2: Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry  
16. 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  
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 882:2011, Fruit chips and crisps — Specification  
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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