G/TBT/N/UGA/573  
 
12 September 2016  
(16-4791) 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):  Fortified wheat flour.  
Wheat or meslin flour. (HS 1101), Wheat  or meslin flour. (HS 110100) . Cereals, pulses and 
derived products (ICS 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  
DUS DEAS  767:2016, Fortified wheat flour - Specification. (20 pages, in English).  
6. Description of cont ent: This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for fortified wheat flour prepared from common wheat. 
Triticum aestivum L. or club wheat, Triticum compactum Host, or mixtures thereof 
intended for human consump tion. It does not apply to wheat flour obtained from Triticum 
durum.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Trade facilitation; Quality requirements ; Protection of Human health or Safety ; Prevention 
of decept ive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/298  
2. Codex standard 152 -1985, Codex standard for wheat flour  
3. ECSA -HC Guidelines of fortification levels for staples  
4. EAS 1, Wheat flour - Specification  
5. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - Specification  
6. EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry  
7. EAS 51, Wheat grains  - Specification  
8. EAS 35, Fortified food grade salt  - Specification  
9. EAS 103, General standard for food additives  
10. CAC/GL 1,  General guidelines on claims  
11. CAC/GL 2, Guidelines on nutrition labelling  
12. CAC/GL 23, Guidelines for use of nutrition and health claims  
13. CODEXSTAN 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
14. ISO 711, Cereals and cereal products  - Determination of moisture content (Basic 
reference method)  
15. ISO 712, Cereals and cereal products - Determination of moisture content ? Reference 
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  16. ISO 2171, Cereals, pulses and by -products  - Determination of ash yield by 
incineration  
17. ISO 5498, Agricu ltural food products  - Determination crude fibre content -General 
method  
18. ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs  - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp.  
19. ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs  - Horizonta l method for the 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli  - Most probable number 
technique  
20. ISO 13690, Cereals, pulses and milled products  - Sampling of static batches  
21. ISO 16050, Foodstuffs  - Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total c ontent of 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products - High-
performance liquid chromatographic method  
22. ISO 20483, Cereals and pulses  - Determination of the nitrogen content and calculation 
of the crude protein content  - Kjeldahl met hod  
23. 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 . 
9. Proposed date of adoption: January 20 17 
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives.   
10. Final date for comments:  4 November 2016  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/UGA/16_3725_00_e.pdf