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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 different from above:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. whole or in pieces) (HS code(s): 200290); Vegetables and derived products (ICS code(s): 67.080.20); Processed tomato concentrates

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS DARS 171:2024, Processed tomato concentrates — Specification, First edition; (18 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for processed tomatoconcentrates (paste and puree).

Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to the SPS Committee.

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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; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade

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Relevant documents:

1. ARS 471, Food grade salt — Specification

2. AOAC 920.151, Solids (total) in fruits and fruit products

3. AOAC 971.27, Sodium chloride in canned vegetables. Method

4. CXS 1, General standard for Labelling of pre-packaged Foods

5. CAC/GL 23-1997 Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims (Amended 2013)

6. CXS 192, General standard for food additives

7. ISO 750, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of titratable acidity

8. ISO 762, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of mineral impurities content

9. ISO 1842, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of pH

10. ISO 4833-1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30 °C by the pour plate technique — Amendment 1: Clarification of scope

11. 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 — Amendment 1: Clarification of scope

12. ISO 6579-1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp

13. ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of lead content — Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method

14. 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

15. 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

16. United States Standards for Grades of Canned Tomato Paste, Effective date September 19, 1977

17. Codex Alimentarius website: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/mrls/pestdes/jsp/pest_q-e.jsp

18. EAS 66-4:2023, Tomato concentrates (Paste and puree) - Specification

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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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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