G/TBT/N/UGA/624  
 
30 March 2017  
(17-1758) 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):  Plant protein -based 
yoghurt; Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream,  yogurt, kephir and other fermented or 
acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa. (HS 0403) ; Milk 
and processed milk products (ICS 67.100 .10). 
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 1684:2017, 
Plant protei n-based yoghurt  - Specification  (14 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Uganda standard specifies the requirements and the 
methods o f sampling and test for plant protein -based yoghurt obtained from protein 
isolates.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer 
prote ction; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. IS 8678 -1977, specification for Plant protein based yoghurt (Plant curd)  
2. AOAC 972.25, Lead in food. Atomic absorption spectrophotome CAC/RCP 57, Code 
of hygiene prac tice for milk and milk products  
3. CODEX STAN 192, General standard for Food additives  
4. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods  
5. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods  
6. US EAS 161, Milk and milk products  -- Sampling  -- Inspection by attributes -- 
Specificat ion  
7. US ISO 4833, Microbiology of the food chain -- Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms -- Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the 
pour plate technique  
8. US ISO 6785, Milk and milk products  -- Detection of Salmonella  spp.  
9. US ISO 661 1, Milk and milk products -- Enumeration of colony -forming units of 
yeasts and/or moulds -- Colony -count technique at 25 degrees C  
10. US ISO 8086, Milk and milk products -- Sampling -- Inspection by attributes  
11. US ISO 11822 -2, Milk and milk products -- Enume ration of presumptive 
Escherichia coli  -- Part 2: Colony -count technique at 44 degrees C using 
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  12. 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  
13. US ISO 13580, Yogurt  -- Determination of total solids content (Reference method)  
9. Proposed date of adoption: June 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister f or 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [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_1516_00_e.pdf