G/TBT/N/UGA/909  
 
16 August 2018  
(18-5206) 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): 
Unsweetened condensed milk; Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter . (HS 0401). Milk and processed milk products 
(ICS 67.100.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 1980:2018, 
Unsweetened condensed milk - Specification, First Edition (12 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of conte nt: This Draft Uganda Standard prescribes the requirements for 
unsweetened condensed milk, intended for direct consumption or further processing.  
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; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Kenya draft standard for unsweetened condensed milk  
2. US 45 General standard for food additives  
3. US ISO 6731, Milk, cream and evaporated milk - Determination of total solids content 
(reference method)  
4. US ISO 8262: Milk products and milk based foods - Determination of fat content by 
Weibull Berntr op gravimetric Method  
5. US ISO 3727 -1; Butter - Determination of moisture, non -fat solids and fat content - 
Part 1: Determination of moisture content (Reference Method).  
6. US ISO 8851 -1; Butter - Determination of moisture, non -fat solids and fat contents 
(Routine methods) - Part 1: Determination of moisture content.  
7. US CODEX STAN 206, General standard for the use of dairy terms  
8. US ISO 707, Milk and milk products - Guidance on sampling  G/TBT/N/UGA/909  
 
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  9. 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)  
10. US ISO 11290 -2: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes -- Part 2: Enumeration 
method.  
11. US ISO 6579 -1: Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella - Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
12. US ISO 6611: Milk and milk products - Enumeration of colony -forming units of 
yeasts and/or moulds - Colony -count technique at 25 C  
13. US ISO 6888 -2: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs ─ Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species) ─ Part 2 : Technique using rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar medium  
14. US ISO 7937: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens - Colonycount technique  
15. US EAS 68 -2-1: Milk and milk products - Methods fo r microbiological examination - 
Part 2 -1: Enumeration of coliforms ─ Colony count technique at 30 °C  
16. US EAS 38; Labelling of pre -packaged foods  
17. US CODEX STAN 193 -1995; General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food 
and Feed  
18. US CAC/MRL 02 -2006; Maxi mum residue limits for veterinary drug residues and 
pesticides  
19. US EAS 67; Raw cow milk - Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2018  
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 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/UGA/18_4455_00_e.pdf