G/SPS/N/UGA/48  
 
9 November 2018  
(18-7035) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Edible full fat soya flour  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the exte nt relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: DUS DEAS 799:2018, Edible full fat soya flour  - 
Specification, Second Edition . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 11 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/UGA/18_5807_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for edible full fat soya flour obtained from soya bean ( Glycine 
max (L.) Merr) intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest  or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard ?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/UGA/48  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 AOAC 965.22, Sorting corn grits - Sieving method;  
 CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives;  
 CODEXSTAN 193, Codex general standards for contaminants and toxins in food and 
feed; 
 EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - Specification;  
 EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry - Code of practi ce; 
 EAS 762, Dry soybeans - Specification;  
 EAS 900, Cereals and Pulses - Sampling;  
 EAS 901, Cereals and Pulses - Test Methods;  
 ISO 7305, Milled cereal products - Determination of fat acidity;  
 ISO 11085, Cereals, cereals -based products and animal feeding st uffs -Determination 
of crude fat and total fat content by the Randall extraction method;  
 ISO 14902, Animal feeding stuffs - Determination of trypsin inhibitor activity of soya 
products;  
 ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feedstuffs - Horizontal m ethod for the 
enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 2: Colony count technique in products with 
water activity less than or equal to 0.95;  
 ISO 4833 -1 Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the enumeration 
of microorganisms - Part 1: Colony  count at 30 degrees C by the pour plate technique;  
 ISO 5498, Agricultural food products - Determination of crude fibre content - General 
method;  
 ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs - Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid;  
 ISO 6579 -1, Microbiolog y of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella - Part 1: Detection of Salmonella  spp.; 
 ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of betaglucuroni dase-positive Escherichia coli  - Part 2: Colony -count 
technique at 44 degrees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -D-glucuronide;  
 Uganda Gazette.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : March 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for Trade, 
Industry and Cooperatives.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 January 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala  
Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: http://www.unbs.go.ug  G/SPS/N/UGA/48  
 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala  
Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: http://www.unbs.go.ug