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Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-036  

NTB Type

4. Sanitary & phyto-sanitary (SPS) measures  

NTM Code

A82: Testing requirement 

Complaint

Kenya complained that Ugandan authorities were requesting for samples of milk to Uganda Dairy Development Authority for testing and that they were not accepting the certificate of analysis from Kenya Bureau of Standards on Kenyan Products.  

Status note

Uganda reported that the Uganda Dairy Development Authority (DDA) has never denied entry of milk from Kenya except for a one-off incident that happened in 2007 where the denial of entry was attributed to the water content, about 27%, in the imported milk.
The Uganda DDA respects quality certification from the country of origin and does not subject that milk to fresh certification. Some companies however prefer to bring into Uganda samples for analysis but neither the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) nor the Uganda (DDA) analyze items that have been analyzed by the Kenya Bureau of Standards( KEBS). They only monitor and consult with the sister bureaux of standards in the EAC Partner States.  

Progress update note

 

Policy or regulatory NTB

No 

Location

Uganda: Uganda Bureau of Standards (Government institution)  

Reporting Country or Region

Kenya  

Country specific trade issue

No  

Date of incident

2004-05-21  

Status

Resolved  

Date of resolution

2010-11-29  

Product Description

Dairy Products

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Total value

0  

Date reported

2007-12-03 00:00  

Modified

2010-11-29 00:00