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UgandaProposed measure, not in force yet

Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included

Official title

DUS 2245:2026, Safety of foodstuffs — Requirements, Second edition

Uganda notified a revised version of this proposed SPS measure on 8 September 2026. The measure was first notified on 10 January 2025. The comment period closed on 7 November 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Food preparations, n.e.s.; Food products in general

HS codes
  • 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations
    • 210690 Food preparations, n.e.s.
Notifying member
Uganda
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Food safety
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/UGA/416Latest notice: G/SPS/N/UGA/416/Rev.1
Keywords
Human health, Food safety

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 7 November 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 7 November 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/UGA/416/Rev.1; it can take them up with Uganda.

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What the notification says

This Draft Uganda Standard specifies general food safety requirements for food intended for human consumption or further processing in particular, where there is no specific product standard. It provides the basic requirements to be met for a food to be passed as safe.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. RevisionG/SPS/N/UGA/416/Rev.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 7 November 2026

    DUS 2245:2026, Safety of foodstuffs — Requirements, Second edition

    This Draft Uganda Standard specifies general food safety requirements for food intended for human consumption or further processing in particular, where there is no specific product standard. It provides the basic requirements to be met for a food to be passed as safe.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/UGA/416

    Comment deadline: Closed on 11 March 2025

    DUS 2245:2024, Safety of foodstuffs — Requirements, Second edition

    This Draft Uganda Standard specifies general food safety requirements for food intended for human consumption or further processing in particular, where there is no specific product standard. It provides the basic requirements to be met for a food to be passed as safe. Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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All updates from Uganda

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