G/TBT/N/UGA/692  
 
23 June 2017  
(17-3351) 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):  Edible Ices, Ice mixes.  
Ice cream and other edible ice, whethe r or not containing cocoa. (HS 2105). Ice cream and 
ice confectionery (ICS 67.100.40).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 33, Edible 
Ices and Ice mixes — Specification. (12 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of con tent:  This Draft Uganda standard specifies the requirements, methods 
of sampling and test for edible ices ready for human consumption and ice mixes in liquid or 
powdered/dried form.  
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  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Kenya specification for edible ices and ice mixes  
2. US 33 2002; Edibl e ices and ice mixes  
3. US EAS 38: Labelling of pre -packaged foods – General requirements  
4. US 45: General standard for food additives  
5. US 28: Code of Hygiene for food and drink manufacturing industries  
6. US ISO 4833: Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal me thod for the 
enumeration of microorganisms – Part 1: Colony count at 300 C by the pour plate 
technique  
7. 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  
8. US 217 -8/EAS 217 -8: Methods for microbiological examination of foods – Part 8: 
Enumeration of Yeast and Moulds in Foods.  G/TBT/N/UGA/692  
 
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  9. US EAS 70: Dairy ices and ice mixes  
10. US ISO 11290 -2: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizont al 
method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes -- Part 2: 
Enumeration method  
11. US ISO 6785: Milk and milk products — Detection of Salmonella spp.  
12. FDUS 1559: Materials in contact with food —Requirements for packaging materials  
9. Propos ed date of adoption: December 2017  
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 po int [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/UGA /17_2840_00_e.pdf