G/SPS/N/UGA/290  
1 November 2023  
(23-7386) 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):  Fresh or dried bananas (excluding plantains) (HS code(s): 080390); 
Fruits and derived products (ICS code(s): 67.080.10); Banana flour; Matooke flour  
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 983:2021, Banana (matooke) flour - Specification, 
Second Edition . Langu age(s):  English . Number of pages:  12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UGA/23_13268_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for EAH banana (matooke) flour for human consumption.  
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 stand ard? If so, identify the 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 Protection 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/290  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements  
2. US 45, General standard for food additives  
3. US 738, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
4. US 997, Cooking banana (matooke) - Specification  
5. US EAS 803, Nutrition labelling - Requirements  
6. US EAS 804, Claims - General requirements  
7. US EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims - Requirements  
8. US ISO 2171, Ce reals, pulses and by -products - Determination of ash yield by 
incineration  
9. US 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  
10. US ISO 5498, Agri cultural food products - Determination of crude fibre content - 
General method  
11. US ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs - Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
12. US ISO 6888 -3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) - Part 3: Detection and MPN technique for low numbers  
13. US ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumerat ion of presumptive Escherichia coli - Most probable number 
technique  
14. 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 chromatogra phic method  
15. US ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feedstuffs - 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  
16. US ISO 21415 -1, Wheat and wheat flour - Gluten content - Part 1: Determination of 
wet gluten by a manual method  
17. US ISO 24333, Cereals and cereal products - Sampling  
18. US ISO 24557, Pulses - Determination of moisture content - Air oven method  
19. US 983:2015, Banana (matooke) flour - Specificat ion 
20. Uganda Gazette  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
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) : To be determined.  
[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) : 31 December 2023  
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, Ug anda 
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/290  
 
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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