G/SPS/N/UGA/70  
 
27 March 2019  
(19-1924) 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): Minced meat  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: DUS 931:2019, Minced meat - Specification, Second 
Edition . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/UGA/19_1687_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, methods 
of sampling and test for minced meat intended for use as food or as an ingredient in 
foods.  
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 28, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry  
− US 45, General standard for food additives  
− US 12, Drinking (potable) water - Specification  G/SPS/N/UGA/70  
 
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  − US 1659, Materials in contact with food - Requirements for packaging materials  
− US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements  
− US EAS 803, Nutrition labelling - Requirements  
− US EAS 804, Claims on food - Requirements  
− US EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims - Requirements  
− US 734, Requirements for the design and operation of abattoirs and slaughterhouses  
− US 737, Hygienic requirements for the produc tion of packaged meat products 
(processed or manufactured)  
− US 738, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
− US ISO 4833, Microbiology of foods and animal feeding stuffs ─ Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of microorganisms - Part 2 : Colony count technique at 30 °C  
− US ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella spp.  
− US ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection and en umeration of presumptive Escherichia coli - Most probable 
number technique  
− US 931:2012, Minced meat - Specification  
− Uganda Gazette   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : July 2019  
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) : 26 May 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avai lable) 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  
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