G/TBT/N/UGA /1145  
25 November 2019  
(19-8038) 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):  Chia 
seeds; -- Other (HS 120799); Oilseeds (ICS 67.200.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notif ied document:  DUS DEAS 
1007:2019, Chia seeds — Specification, First Edition. (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for chia seed (Salvia hispanica L.) intend ed for human 
consumption. This standard does not apply to chia seeds as a planting material.  
Note: This Draft Uganda 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  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
2. EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
3. EAS 804, Claims on food — Requirements  
4. EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements  
5. ISO 605, Pulses — Determination of im purities, size, foreign odour, insects, and 
species and variety — Test methods  
6. ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection of Salmonella spp  
7. ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most 
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  8. ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived produc ts — High-
performance liquid chromatographic method  
9. ISO 24333, Cereals, and cereal products — Sampling  
10. ISO 24557, Pulses — Determination of moisture content — Air-oven method  
11. ISO 12193, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of lead by direct 
graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry  
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/2019/TBT/UGA/19_6667_00_e.pdf