G/SPS/N/UGA/156  
 
27 April 2021  
(21-3531) 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 vegetables and herbs  
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 889:2021, Dried vegetables and herbs for use - 
Specification, Second Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  24 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UGA/21_2994_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and 
test methods for dried vegetables and herbs offered for direct consumption or further 
processing, including for catering purposes or for repackaging if required. This draft 
standard does not apply to dried 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 dam age from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? 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.  Terrestr ial 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/156  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− US 45, General standard for food additives;  
− US 640, Code of practice for the production, handling and p rocessing of solar dried 
fruits;  
− US 738, General standard for contaminants and toxins in foods;  
− AOAC 934.06, Determination of the moisture content for dried fruits;  
− US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements;  
− US EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry;  
− US ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms - Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the pour 
plate technique;  
− US ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coliforms - Colony -count technique;  
− 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, Fruit and vegetable products - Determination of ash insoluble in 
hydrochloric acid;  
− 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 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method  for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli  - Most probable 
number technique;  
− US ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 2: Colony count techniqu e in products 
with water activity less than or equal to 0.95;  
− US 889:2011, Dried vegetables and herbs for use - Specification;  
− DKS 435:2018, Dehydrated vegetables - Specification;  
− 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 Ministe r for Trade, 
Industry and Cooperatives.  
[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/156  
 
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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