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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 [ ], 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): Ginger, neither crushed nor ground (HS code(s): 091011); Vegetables and derived products (ICS code(s): 67.080.20)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS DARS 948:2024, Fresh ginger — Specification, First edition

Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to the SPS Committee.; (16 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard applies to the rhizome of commercial varieties of ginger grown from Zingiber officinale Roscoe, of the Zingiberaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer, after preparation and packaging. Ginger for industrial processing is excluded

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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. ISO 1003:2008, Spices — Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) — Specification

2. CODEX STAN 218:1999 (Rev. 2005), Standard for Ginger

3. CODEX STAN 193:1995 (Rev.5:2009), General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods

4. CAC/GL 21, Principles for the Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria for Foods

5. ARS 53, General principles of food hygiene — Code of practice

6. CAC/RCP 44, Recommended International Code of Practice for the Packaging and Transport of Tropical Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

7. CAC/RCP 53, Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

8. ARS 56, Labelling of pre-packaged foods — Specification

9. CODEX STAN 193, General Standards for Contaminants and Toxin in Foods and Feed

10. ISO 874, Fresh fruits and vegetables — Sampling

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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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