G/TBT/N/UGA/922  
 
5 October 2018  
(18-6154) 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): Edible offal 
of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or 
frozen. (H S 0206), Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled 
or frozen. (HS 0207). Meat and meat products (ICS 67.120.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 2027:2018, 
Edible offal - Specification, First Edition. (14 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda standard specifies the requirements, method 
of analysis and sampling for edible offal for human consumption from the cattle, buffalo, 
sheep, goats, deer, horses, pigs, r atites, camelids and poultry . 
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. KS 2762: 2017, Offal - Specification  
2. UNECE Standard for edible meat co -products, 2008 edition  
3. US 45, General standard for food additives  
4. US 734, Design and operation of abattoirs and slaughterhouses - Requirements  
5. US 738, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed (5th Edition)  
6. US 1659, Materials in contact with food - Requirements for packaging materials  
7. US CAC/GL 50, General guidelines on sampling  
8. US CAC/RCP 58, Code of hygienic practice for meat  
9. US EAS 12, Potable water - Specification  
10. US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements  G/TBT/N/UGA/922  
 
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  11. US ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms - Part 1: Colony count at 30 C by the pour plate 
technique  
12. 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  
13. US ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal m ethod 
for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus 
and other species) - Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium  
14. US ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method 
for the detection and  enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli - Most probable 
number technique  
15. US ISO 7937, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens - Colony count technique  
16. US ISO 11290 -1, Microbiolo gy of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes - Part 1: Detection 
method  
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_5204_00_e.pdf