G/TBT/N/UGA/693  
 
23 June 2017  
(17-3352) 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):  Flavoured milk.  Milk 
and cream, concentrated or containing add ed sugar or other sweetening matter. 
(HS 0402). Milk and processed milk products (ICS 67.10 0.10), Other milk products 
(ICS 67.100.99).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 1597:2017, 
Flavoured milk — Specification. (16 p age(s), in English)    
6. Description of content:  This draft Uganda standard specifies requirements and methods 
of sampling and test for flavoured milk from cow, goat, camel, buffalo, or sheep milk. This 
standard does not apply to raw flavoured milk.  
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. RS 194:2013, Flavoured milk – Specification  
2. US 1597:2015, Flavoured UHT milk – Specification  
3. US 28, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry – Code of practice  
4. US 45, General standard for food additives  
5. US 163, Code of hygiene practice for mi lk and milk products  
6. US 738, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
7. US 217 -5/EAS 217 -5, Methods for microbiological examination of foods – Part 5: 
Enumeration of coagulase -positive Staphylococci  
8. US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged f oods – Requirements  
9. US EAS 67, Raw cow milk – Specification  
10. US ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the 
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11. US EAS 68 -2-2, Milk and milk pro ducts — Methods of microbiological examination 
─ Part 2 -2: Enumeration of coliforms ─ Most probable number technique at 30 °C  
12. US EAS 68 -3; Milk and milk products — Methods of microbiological examination — 
Part 3: Enumeration of colony forming units of yeas ts and/or moulds - Colony -
count technique at 25 °C  
13. US ISO 707; Milk and milk products – Guidance on sampling (2nd Edition)  
14. US ISO 2446, Milk – Determination of fat content  
15. US ISO 5764, Milk – Determination of freezing point – Thermistor cryoscope 
method (R eference method)  
16. US ISO 6731, Milk, cream and evaporated milk – Determination of total solids 
content (Reference method)  
17. US ISO 6785, Milk and milk products — Detection of Salmonella spp.  
18. US ISO 8968 -3, Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 3: Bl ock-digestion 
method (Semi -micro rapid routine method)  
19. US ISO 11866 -1, Milk and milk products — Enumeration of presumptive 
Escherichia coli — Part 1: Most probable number technique using 4 -
methylumbelliferyl -beta-D-glucuronide (MUG)  
20. US ISO 11866 -2, Milk an d milk products — Enumeration of presumptive 
Escherichia coli — Part 2: Colony -count technique at 44 ° C using membranes  
9. Proposed 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 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_2841_00_e.pdf