G/TBT/N/UGA/1341  
8 June 2021  
(21-4657) 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  
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: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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 dif ferent 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):  Canned 
vegetables; Vegetables and derived products (ICS 67.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS DEAS 
1060:2021, Canned vegetables — Specification, First Edition (45 page(s), in English)  
6. Descripti on of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard applies to canned vegetables, as 
defined in Section 4 below and in the corresponding Annexes  and offered for direct 
consumption, including for catering purposes or for repackaging if required. It does 
not apply to the product when indicated as being intended for further processing. This 
Standard does not cover  vegetables that are lacto -fermented, pickled or preserved in 
vinegar.  
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; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. AOAC 999.10, Determination of Lead, Cadmium, Zinc, Copper and Iron in foods 
Atomic absorption spectrometry after microwave digestion  
2. CODEX STAN 192, General Standard for food additives  
3. EAS 38, Labelling for pre -packaged foods — General requirem ents G/TBT/N/UGA/1341  
 
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  4. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of 
practice  
5. ISO 2447, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of tin  
6. ISO 4833 -2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms — Part 2 : Colony count at 30 degrees C by the 
surface plating technique  
7. ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of lead 
content — Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
8. ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs  — Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli — 
Part 2: Colony -count technique at 44 degrees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-
indolyl beta -D-glucuronide  
9. 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  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2021  
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:   
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: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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