G/TBT/N/UGA/930  
 
10 October 2018  
(18-6273) 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): Kombucha  
(HS: 2206). (ICS: 67.160.20).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 20 37: 2018, 
Kombucha - Specification , First Edition (12 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements and methods 
of sampling and test for Kombucha drinks.  
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; Reduci ng trade barriers and facilitating trade;  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. US ISO 6634 Fruit, vegetables and derived products - Determination of arsenic 
content - Silver diethyldithiocarbamate spectrophotometric method.  
2. US ISO 6633, Fruit and vegetables products - Determination of lead content - 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
3. US ISO 6637, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of mercury 
content - Flameless atomic absorption method  
4. US ISO 6561 -2, Fruits, vegetables and derived pr oducts - Determination of 
cadmium content - Part 2: Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry   
5. US ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella - Part 1: Detection of 
Salmonella spp.  
6. US 28/EAS 39 Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing 
industry  
7. US 1659, Materials in contact with food - Requirements for packaging materials  G/TBT/N/UGA/930  
 
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  8. US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements   
9. US EAS 805:  Use of nutrition and health claims - Requirements  
10. US EAS 804, Claims on food - Requirement  
11. US EAS 12, Potable water - Specification  
12. US EAS 104, Alcoholic beverages - Methods of sampling and test  
13. US ISO 4833 -1 Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal me thod for the 
enumeration of microorganisms - Part 1: Colony count at 30 0C by the pour plate 
technique  
14. US ISO 21527 -1 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 1, Colony count techniq ue 
in products with water activity greater than 0.95  
15. US CAC/GL 50, General guidelines on sampling  
16. US ISO 750, Fruit and vegetable products - Determination of titratable acidity  
17. US 872:2011, Fermented (non -alcoholic) cereal beverages - Specification  
18. WHO, Al cohol labelling  
19. Kampuchea Brewing Under the Food and Drug Administration Model Food Code: 
Risk Analysis and Processing Guidance - Special report  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2018  
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/2018/TBT/UGA/18_5299_00_e.pdf