G/TBT/N/UGA/1180  
10 January 2020  
(20-0296) 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  
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 [   ], 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):  Food 
fortification premix, Food fortification fortificants; - Other, including invert sugar and 
other sugar and su gar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose 
(HS 170290); Food additives (ICS 67.220.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 
DEAS  1023:2019, Food fortification premix and fortificants — Specifi cation, First Edition. 
(19 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for food fortification premix and fortificants intended for use in wheat 
flour, maize flour, composite flour, blended flour, sugar, salt, fat spreads and edible fats 
and oils.  
Note: This draft standard was also notified to the SPS Committee.  
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; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
2. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
3. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
4. ISO 20633, Infant formula and adult nutritionals — Determination of vita min E 
and vitamin A by normal phase high performance liquid chromatography  
5. AOAC 2015.002, Standard Method Performance RequirementsSM (SMPRs) for 
Total Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) in Infant and Adult/ Pediatric Nutritional Formula  
6. AOAC 2015.003, Standard Method Pe rformance RequirementsSM (SMPRs) for 
Total Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) in Infant and Adult/ Pediatric Nutritional Formula  G/TBT/N/UGA/1180  
 
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  7. AOAC 2015.004, Standard Method Performance RequirementsSM (SMPRs) for 
Total Vitamin B3 (Niacin) in Infant and Adult/Pediatric Nutritional Formula  
8. AOAC 961.15, Method modification for liquid chromatographic determination of 
thiamine, riboflavin, and pyridoxine in medical foods.  
9. AOAC 2004.05, AOAC Official Method 2004.05 Total Folates in Cereal  
10. AOAC 952.20, Cobalamin (Vitamin B12 Activity) in vitamin preparations ― 
Microbiological methods  
11. ISO 6869, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of the contents of calcium, 
copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium and zinc — Method 
using atomic absorption spectrometry  
12. AOAC 960.45, Vitamin A i n margarine. Spectrophotometric met  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2020  
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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/UGA/20_0326_00_e.pdf