G/TBT/N/UGA/613  
 
20 March 2017  
(17-1527) 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):  Egg powder  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 1693:2017, 
Egg powder - Specification. (24 pages, in English)    
6. Description of content:  This draft Uganda standard specifies the requirements, method 
of sampling and test for egg powder obtained from poultry eggs. This incl udes all egg 
powder processed from edible birds’ eggs domesticated for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality requirements ; 
Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. AEB: 2006, American Egg Board - Egg products Reference Guide, AEB. Chicago  
2. IEC: 2007, Egg and Egg product standard, Guideline, International Egg 
Commission, London, UK  
3. IS 4723:1978 (Revised in 2000), Specification f or Egg powder  
4. USA Emergency supply (https:www.usa emergence supply.com/information -
centre/all….powdered eggs) accessed at 4:42pm; 16/01/17  
5. UNECE: 1986: Hen egg products for use in the food industry - Standard  
6. AOAC Official Method 931.06, Phosphorus (Total) (P2O5) in Eggs  
7. DUS ISO 936, Meat and meat products - Determination of total ash  
8. US 28, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry  
9. US 45, General standard for food additives (5th Edition)  
10. US CAC/MRL -2, Maximum Residue Limits ( MRLs) and Risk management 
Recommendations (RMRs) for Residues of Veterinary Drugs in food  
11. US CAC/RCP 15, Code of hygienic practice for eggs and egg products  
12. US CAC/GL 50, General guidelines on sampling  
13. US EAS 5, Refined white sugar - Specification  
14. US EAS 1 2, Potable water - Specification  
15. US EAS 35, Fortified food grade salt - Specification  
16. US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements  
17. US EAS 49, Dried whole milk and skimmed milk powder - Specification  
18. US EAS 805, Use of nutrition and hea lth claims - Requirements  G/TBT/N/UGA/613  
 
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  19. US ISO 1736, Dried milk and dried milk products - Determination of fat content - 
Gravimetric method (Reference method)  
20. US ISO 1737, Evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk - Determination of 
fat content - Gravimetric method ( Reference method)  
21. US ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coliforms - Colony -count technique  
22. US ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorgani sms - Part 1: Colony count at 30 °C by the pour plate 
technique  
23. US ISO 4833 -2, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms - Part 2: Colony count at 30 °C by the surface 
plating technique  
24. US ISO 5537, Dried milk  - Determination of moisture content (Reference method)  
25. US ISO 6579 Cor. 1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal 
method for the detection of Salmonella spp  
26. US ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeds - Horizontal method for 
enumeration of Coagulase - positive staphylococci. (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species), Detection and MPN technique for low numbers  
27. US ISO 8968 -1, Milk and milk products - Determination of nitrogen content - Part 
1: Kjeldahl principle and crude protei n calculation  
28. US ISO 21527 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 1, Colony count technique 
in products with water activity greater than 0.95  
29. US ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of foo d and animal feeding stuffs - 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   
9. Proposed date of adoption: June 2017.   
Proposed date of entry into for ce: 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 web site address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/UGA/17_1376_00_e.pdf