G/TBT/N/UGA/523  
 
1 October 2015  
(15-5058)  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 telephon e 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Cereals, pulses and 
derived products (ICS: 67.060) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 983:2015, 
Banana (Matooke) Flour – Specification (12 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: This draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements and methods 
of sampling and test for banana (matooke) flour for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Quality requirements; Protection of human health or safety; Prevention of 
deceptive practices and consumer protection 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. US EAS 782:2012, Composite Flour – Specification 
2. US 7, Labelling of Pre-Packaged Foods – Specification 
3. US 28, Hygiene in the Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry: Code of Practice 
4. US 45, General Standard for Food Additives 
5. CODEX STAN 193, Codex General Standards for Contaminants and Toxins in Food 
and Feed 
6. US 350, Determination of Ash Content 
7. US 997, Fresh Banana (Matooke) – Specification 
8. US EAS 803, Nutrition Labelling – Requirements 
9. US EAS 804, Claims – General Requirements 
10. US EAS 805, Use of Nutrition and Health Claims – Requirements 
11. US ISO 24557, Pulses-Determination of Moisture Content – Air Oven Method 
12. US ISO 6579, Microbiology of Food and Animal Feeding Stuffs – Horizontal Method 
for the Detection of Salmonella spp 
13. 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 
14. US ISO 11085, Cereals, Cereals-Based Products and Animal Feeding Stuffs – 
Determination of Crude Fat and Total Fat Content by the Randall Extraction Method 
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  15. US ISO 13690, Cereals, Pulses and Milled Products – Sampling of Static Batches 
16. US ISO 16050, Foodstuffs – Determination of Aflatoxin B1, and the Total Content of 
Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in Cereals, Nuts and Derived Products – High-
Performance Liquid Chromatographic Method 
17. US ISO 20483, Cereals and Pulses – Determination of the Nitrogen Content and 
Calculation of the Crude Protein Content – Kjeldahl Method 
18. US ISO 7218, Microbiology of Food and Animal Feeding Stuffs – General 
Requirements and Guidance for Microbiological Examinations 
19. US ISO 4833, Microbiology of Food and Animal Feeding Stuffs – Horizontal Method 
for the Enumeration of Microorganisms – Colony-Count Technique at 30° C 
20. US ISO 21527-2, Microbiology of Food and Animal Feedstuffs – Horizontal Method 
for the Enumeration of Yeasts and Moulds – Part 2: Colony Count Technique in Products with Water Activity Less Than or Equal to 0.95 
21. 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 
22. US ISO 2171, Cereals, pulses and by-products — Determination of Ash Yield by 
Incineration 
23. US ISO 7305, Milled Cereal Products – Determination of Fat Acidity 
24. US ISO 2171, Cereals, Pulses and By-Products – Determination of Ash Yield by 
Incineration 
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandat ory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2 015/TBT/UGA/15_3844_00_e.pdf