G/TBT/N/UGA/785  
 
28 November 2017  
(17-6502) Page: 1/3 
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): Fortified 
wheat flour . 
Wheat or meslin flour. (HS 1101). Cereals, pulses and derived products (ICS 67.060).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS DEAS 767: 
2017, Fortified wheat flour – Specification. (25 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies  the requirements, sampling 
and test methods  for fortified wheat flour prepared from common wheat (Triticum 
aestivum L.), club wheat (T. compactum Host.) or a mixtures thereof intended for human 
consumption. It does not apply to wheat flour obtained from Triticum durum.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/ 573 
2. G/TBT/N/UGA/298  
3. CODEX STANDARD 152, Codex standard for wheat flour  
4. ECSA -HC, Guidelines of fortification levels for staples  
5. AOAC 2001.13, Determination of Vitamin A  (Retinol)  in Food  
6. AOAC 953.17, Thiamine (vitamin B1) in grain products. Fluor  
7. AOAC 961.02, Germicidal Spray Method  
8. AOAC 970.65, Riboflavin(Vitamin B2) in Foods and Vitamin Pr  
9. AOAC 975.41, Niacin and niacinamide in cereal products. Aut  
10. AOAC 2004.05, Total Folates in Cereal  
11. AOAC 2011.14, Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, P  G/TBT/N/UGA/785  
 
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  12. CODEX  STAN 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
13. EAS 1, Wheat flour – Specification  
14. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods – Specification  
15. EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry  
16. EAS 44, Mi lled maize products – Specification  
17. EAS 51, Wheat grains – Specification  
18. EAS 803, Nutriotion labelling – Requirements  
19. EAS 804, Claims on food – General requirements  
20. EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims – Requirements  
21. ISO 711, Cereals and cereal prod ucts – Determination of moisture content (Basic 
reference method)  
22. ISO 712, Cereals and cereal products – Determination of moisture content – 
Reference method  
23. ISO 2171, Cereals, pulses and by -products – Determination of ash yield by 
incineration  
24. ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coliforms – Colony -count technique  
25. ISO 5498, Agricultural food products – Determination crude fibre Content -General 
method  
26. ISO 6579, Microbiology of food an d animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella spp.  
27. ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species ) – Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium  
28. ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli – Most probable 
number technique  
29. ISO 7954, Microbiology – General guidance for enumeration of yeasts and moulds 
– Colony count technique at 25 °C  
30. ISO 13690, Cereals, pulses and milled products – Sampling  
31. 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  
32. ISO 16649 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of β -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli – Part 1: Colony -
count t echnique at 44 °C using membranes and 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl β -D-
glucuronide  
33. ISO 20483, Cereals and pulses – Determination of the nitrogen content and 
calculation of the crude protein content – Kjeldahl method  
34. ISO 20633, Infant formula and adult nutrit ionals – Determination of vitamin E and 
vitamin A by normal phase high performance liquid chromatography  
35. ISO 20634, Infant formula and adult nutritionals – Determination of vitamin B12 
by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP -HPLC)  
36. 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  
37. ISO 24333, Cereals and cereal products – Sampling  G/TBT/N/UGA/785  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 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/2 017/TBT/UGA/17_5280_00_e.pdf