G/TBT/N/UGA/539  
 
3 June 2016  
(16-2996)  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): Chia seed – Other 
(HS: 120799) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Chia seed – 
Specification (12 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: This draft Uganda standard specifies the requirements, sampling 
and test methods for chia seed ( Salvia hispanica. L) for human consumption. This standard 
does not apply to seed as a planting material.  
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. CBI Product fact sheet: chia seeds in the EU and EFTA 
2. FDUS 1628 Sesame -- Specification 
3. CAC/GL 1, General guidelines on claims 
4. CAC/GL 2, Guidelines on nutrition labelling 
5. CAC/GL 23, Guidelines for use of nutrition and health claimsISO 605, Pulses – 
Determination of impurities, size, foreign odour, insects, and species and variety – 
Test methods 
6. US EAS 39, Code of Practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing 
industry 
7. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manuf acturing industry – Code of practice 
8. ISO 2171, Cereals, pulses and by-products – Determination of ash yield by 
incineration 
9. ISO 5498, Agricultural food products – Determination of crude fibre content – 
General method 
10. ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella spp 
11. ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most probable 
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  12. ISO 11085, Cereals, cereals-based products and animal feeding stuffs – 
Determination of crude fat and total fat content by the Randall extraction method 
13. 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 
14. ISO 20483, Cereals and pulses – Determination of the nitrogen content and 
calculation of the crude protein content – Kjeldahl method 
15. 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 
16. ISO 24333, Cereals, and cereal products – Sampling US 738, General standard for 
contaminants and toxins in food and feed 
9. Proposed date of adoption: November 2016 
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: 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/2 016/TBT/UGA/16_2167_00_e.pdf