G/SPS/N/UGA/40  
 
15 October 2018  
(18-6359) Page: 1/2 
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): Fermented non -alcoholic cereal beverages  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affecte d, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: DUS 872:2018, Fermented (non -alcoholic) cereal 
beverages - Specification, Second edition . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/UGA/18_5341_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requi rements and 
methods of sampling and test for fermented (non -alcoholic) cereal beverages.  
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 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.  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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 US EAS 38: Labelling of pre -packaged foods  - General requirements  
 US 28/EAS  39: Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing 
industries  
 US 45: General standard for food additives  G/SPS/N/UGA/40  
 
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   US EAS 12: Potable water - Specification  
 US EAS 803: Nutrition labelling - Requirements  
 US CAC/GL 50: General guidelines on sampling  
 US EAS 805: Use of nutrition and health claims - Requirements  
 US ISO 4833 -1: Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms - Part 1: Colony count at 300 C by the pour plate 
technique  
 US ISO 6579 -1: Microbiology o f the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella - Part 1: Detection of Salmonella  spp 
 US ISO 21527 -1: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moul ds - Part 1, Colony count technique in products 
with water activity greater than 0.95  
 US ISO 7251: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli  - Most probable 
number t echnique  
 US ISO 750: Fruit and vegetable products - Determination of titratable acidity  
 US EAS 104: Alcoholic beverages - Methods of sampling and test  
 US 872: Fermented (non -alcoholic) cereal beverages – Specification - First edition  
 Uganda Gazette   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : December 2018.  
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 Minister 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) : 14 December 2018  
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 63 29 
Kampala  
Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: http://www.unbs.go.ug  
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: http://www.unbs.go.ug