FINAL DRAFT UGANDA 
STANDARD  
  FDUS 979 
First Edition  
2013 -mm-dd 
 
 
 Reference number  
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Breakfast cereals  — Specification  
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 Foreword  
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a parastatal under the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and 
Industry established under Cap 327 , of the Laws of Uganda.  UNBS is mandated to co -ordinate the 
elabor ation of standards and is  
(a) a member of International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and  
(b) a contact point for the WHO/FAO Codex Alimentarius Commission on Food Standards, and  
(c) the National Enquiry Point on TBT/SPS Agreements of the World Trade Organ isation (WTO).  
The work of preparing Uganda Standards is carried out through Technical Committees. A Technical 
Committee is established to deliberate on standards in a given field or area and consists of representatives of 
consumers, traders, academicians,  manufacturers, government and other stakeholders.  
Draft Uganda Standards adopted by the Technical Committee are widely circulated to stakeholders and the 
general public for comments. The committee reviews the comments before recommending the draft standar ds 
for approval and declaration as Uganda Standards by the National Standards Council.  
Committee membership  
The following organisations were represented under the Cereals and cereal producs  sub-committee (SC 3) of 
the Food and Agriculture Standards Technic al Committee, UNBS/TC 2, during the development of this 
standard:  
 Ministry of trade, industry and corporatives  
 Smart foods ltd  
 Seba foods (U) Ltd  
 Hortexa  
 NARO - NARL  
 MAKERERE University, Faculty Of Food Science  
 Maganjo millers  
 Uganda Consumer Protection As sociation (UCPA)  
 East  Africa Basic Foods (U) Limited  FINAL DRAFT UGANDA STANDARD  FDUS 929: 2012  
 
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 Breakfast cereal s — Specification  
1 Scope  
This Final D raft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for breakfast 
cereal s intended for human consumption.  
2 Normative references  
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated 
references, only the edition cit ed applies;  
US 7, General standard for labelling of pre -packaged foods  
US 28, Code of Practice for hygiene in th e food and drink manufacturing industry   
US 97/ISO 13690,  Cereals, pulses and milled products — Sampling of static batches  
US 343 /ISO 1871 , Agricultural food products — General directions for the determination of nitrogen by 
Kjeldahl method  
US 345/ISO 5498 , Agricultural food products ― Determination of crude fibre content modified  ― General 
method  
US 500, Requirements for nutrition labelling of foods  
US 508, Requirements for nutrition and health claims on foods  
US 566 , Use of nutrition claims ― Requirements  
US 738 , General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
US EAS 1 , Wheat flour – Specification  
US EAS 44 , Milled maize (corn) products – Specification  
US EAS 128 , Milled rice – Specification  
US ISO 712, Cereals and cereal products — Determina tion of moisture content — Reference method  
US ISO 2171, Cereals, pulses and by -products -- Determination of ash yield by incineration  
US ISO 6492,  Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of fat content  
3 Description  
A breakfast cereal  is a ready–to-eat food made from  processed  grains often eaten  with the first meal of the 
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 4 Requirements  
4.1 General  
4.1.1  Breakfast cereals shall be prepared from clean, s ound grains, for example,  corn/maize , wheat or rice 
or any other grains , which compl y with the respective Uganda standards . 
4.1.2  If the breakfast cereals are prepared from cereal flour, the flour used shall be of good quality and 
complying with  the respective Uganda standard s. 
4.1.3  Breakfast cereals shall :  
a) be tender, crispy, and reasonably uniform in size and of good flavour and colour ; 
b) possess a good characteristic taste and odour and shall be free from rancid, musty, sour and other 
undesirable tastes and odours ; 
c) be free f rom insects and foreign matter ; and  
d) when immersed in milk or water the product shall absorb the liquid , result ing in a characteristic  texture 
and tas te. This shall not apply to breakfast cereal bars.  
4.1.4  Any health and/or nutrition cl aim on breakfast cereal products shall conform to the provisions of US 
508. 
4.2 Compositional requirements  for breakfast cereals  
The breakfast cereals shall  comply with the requirements given in Table 1.  
Table 1 — Compositional requirements for breakfast cereals  
Parameter  Requirements  
% Test method  
Moisture content,  (max)   7.5 US 98  
Protein content (N*6.25)  5.0 US 343  
Total fat content , max 8 US ISO 6492  
Total ash , max 6 US 342  
Acid insoluble ash , max 0.2 US ISO 2171  
Total fibre, max. 12 US 345  
 
For the case muesli , the following requirements shall apply : 
 a maximum moisture content of muesli shall be 12 % ; 
 b maximum fat content of cereal bars shall be 14 % ; and  
 c muesli and wheat bran shall have a minimum fibre content of 12 . 
5 Hygiene  
The product  covered by the provisions of this standard shall be prepared in accordance with US 28.  FDUS  979: 2013 
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 6 Contaminants  
The product shall comply with US 738  and conform to those maximum limits for heavy metals established by 
the Codex Alimentarius Commission for this commo dity. 
7 Packaging  
The breakfast cereals (ready -to-eat) shall be pack aged  in well -sealed moisture proof food grade containers, 
which will protect the product from deterioration in quality and safety throughout the shelf life. The fill of the 
container shall  be packaged in accordance with the Weights and Measures legislation of Uganda.  
8 Labelling  
The labelling of the breakfast cereals shall comply with the requirements of US 7, US 500, US 508 and US 
566. In addition, the following information shall be legibl y and indelibly marked on the container:  
a) name of the product;  
b) brand name/trade name;  
c) name, location and physical address of the manufacturer;  
d) country of origin;  
e) ingredients in descending order of proportions;  
f) declaration of the nutritional information;  
g) date of manufacture;  
h) expiry date;  
i) storage condition s; and  
j) net weight.  
9 Method of sampling  
Sampling shall be done in accordance with  US 97 /ISO 13690 . 
 
 
 
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 Certification marking  
Products that conform to Uganda standards may be marked with Uganda National Bure au of Standards 
(UNBS) Certification Mark shown in the figure below.  
The use of the UNBS Certification Mark is governed by the Standards Act, and the Regulations made 
thereunder. This mark can be used only by those licensed under the certification mark sc heme operated by 
the Uganda National Bureau of Standards and in conjunction with the relevant Uganda Standard. The 
presence of this mark on a product or in relation to a product is an assurance that the goods comply with the 
requirements of that standard u nder a system of supervision, control and testing in accordance with the 
certification mark scheme of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards. UNBS marked products are 
continually checked by UNBS for conformity to that standard.  
Further particulars of the  terms and conditions of licensing may be obtained from the Director, Uganda 
National Bureau of Standards.  
 
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