G/TBT/N/UGA/1011  
 
19 December 2018  
(18-8022) 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 [  X ], 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): Steviol 
glycosides; Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters 
and other deri vatives. (HS 2938). Food additives (ICS 67.220.20).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 2035:2018, 
Steviol glycosides - Specification, First Edition (22 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft Ugan da Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni intended for 
human consumption.  
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. AOAC 972.25, Lead in food. Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method  
2. AOAC 952.13, Arsenic in food. Silver diethyldithiocarbamate  
3. US 277, General standard for the labelling of food additives when sold as such  
4. US CAC/GL 50, General guidelines on sampling  
5. US ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganism s - Part 1: Colony count at 30 ºC by the pour plate 
technique  
6. US ISO 4833 -2, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms - Part 2: Colony count at 30 ºC by the surface 
plating technique  
7. 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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  8. US ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the 
detection, enumeration and sero typing of Salmonella - Part 1: Detection of 
Salmonella spp.  
9. US ISO/TS 6579 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feed - Horizontal method for 
the detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella - Part 2: Enumeration 
by a miniaturized most probable number technique  
10. US ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food 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  
11. JECFA (2017), Steviol Glycosid es from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni Residue 
monograph  
12. JECFA (2006), Analytical methods, test procedures and laboratory solutions used 
by and referenced in the food additive specifications, Volume 4.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: June 2019  
Proposed date of e ntry 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_6513_00_e.pdf