G/TBT/N/UGA/1113  
11 September 2019  
(19-5810) 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 
insects; Other live animals (HS 0106)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2146:2019, 
Edible insects — Specification, First Edition. Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also 
notified to the SPS Committee. (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for edible insects.  
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. US ISO 6496, Animal feeding stuffs -- Determination of moisture and other 
volatile matter content  
2. US ISO 5983 -1, Animal feeding stuffs -- Determination of nitrogen content and 
calculation of crude protein content -- Part 1: Kjeldahl method  
3. US ISO 6492, Animal feeding stuffs -- Determination of fat content  
4. US ISO 5984, Animal feeding stuffs -- Determination of crude ash  
5. US ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs -- Determination of ash insoluble in 
hydrochloric acid  
6. US ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain -- Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms -- Part 1: Colon y count at 30 degrees C by the 
pour plate technique  
7. US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
8. US EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of 
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  9. US 45, General standard for food additives  
10. US ISO 4832 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coliforms -- colony -count technique  
11. US ISO 16649, 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  
12. ISO 6888 -3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococ ci (staphylococcus aureus 
and other species) -- part 3: detection and MPN technique for low numbers  
13. Johnson D.V., 2010. Proceedings of a workshop on resources and their potential 
for development, pp.. Bangkok, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific 5 -22. 
14. Ssepuuya, G., Mukisa, I. & Nakimbugwe, D., 2016. Nutritional composition, 
quality, and shelf stability of processed Ruspolia nitidula (edible grasshoppers). 
Food Science & Nutrition 5(1).  
15. FAO (n.d). Edible insects: future prospects for food and feed s ecurity. 
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=11&cad
=rja&uact=8&ved =2ahUKEwjo95uq85jkAhVPUBUIHQMBBAoQFjAKegQIABAC&ur
l=http%3A%2F%2F www.fao.org%2F3%2Fi3253e%2Fi3253e01.pdf&usg=AOvVa
w3v-7Ml8MO6S_tdH0cB -Y00 Accessed on August 23, 2019.  
16. Mbabazi, M., Byaruhanga, Y. B. & Omara, T. A., 2011. Edible insects in Easte rn 
and Southern Africa: challenges and opportunities.  
17. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=r
ja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwidt9P69ZjkAhVBbFAKHaF8C80QFjADegQIABAC&url=h
ttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.fao.org%2Fag%2Fhumannutrition%2F25341 -
0fd03d8f245773 442abd150869408f6a5.pdf&usg=AOvVaw1kvdmlszq5dyeakTLE
eJvE. Accessed on August 23, 2019.  
18. Kelemu S., Niassy S., Torto B., Fiaboe K., Affognon H., Tonnang H., Maniania K. 
& Ekesi S., 2015. African edible insects for food and feed: inventory, diversity, 
commona lities and contribution to food security. Journal of Insects as Food and 
Feed: 1 (2) Pages: 103 - 119 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2019  
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/2019/TBT/UGA/19_4965_00_e.pdf