English
FrançaisNon-Tariff Measure
- NTM classification
- B6: Product identity requirement
- Date when the measure came into force
- 18 June 1959
- Publication where the measure is specified
- Food and Drugs Act CAP 278
- Regulation where the measure is specified
- Food and Drugs Act
- Country/Region applying the measure
- Uganda
- Coded list of objectives
- A: Protection of human life and health
- Description of the measure
- 17. Misuse of designation “cream” in relation to cream substitutes.
(1) Subject to this section, no person shall sell, or offer or expose for
sale, for human consumption—
(a) any substance which resembles cream in appearance, but is not cream; or
(b) any article of food containing such a substance, under a description or designation which includes the word “cream”, whether or not as part of a composite word.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to the sale, or offer or exposure for sale, of any substance being reconstituted or imitation cream as defined by this section, or of any article containing such a substance, under a description or designation which identifies the substance as such, or to the sale, or offer or exposure for sale, of any substance under a description or designation which indicates that the substance is not for use as, or as a substitute for, cream.
(3) In this section, “reconstituted cream” means a substance which, not being cream, resembles cream in appearance and contains no ingredient not derived from milk, except—
(a) water; or
(b) Ingredients, not added fraudulently to increase bulk, weight or measure or to conceal inferior quality, which may lawfully be contained in a substance sold
for human consumption as cream, and “imitation cream” means a substance which, not being cream or reconstituted cream, resembles cream in appearance and is produced by emulsifying edible oils or fats with water, either by themselves or with other substances which are neither prohibited by regulations made under this Act,nor added in quantities so prohibited.
(4) For the purposes of this section, the description or designation under which a substance or article is sold, or offered or exposed for sale, shall be deemed to include the word “cream” if it includes any other word, composite or otherwise, which is calculated to lead a purchaser to suppose that the substance is or, as the case may be, the article contains either cream or a substance for use as cream.
(5) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence, and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand shillings - Reference of the measure
- Part III section 17
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
| Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0401 | Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. | Yes | Cream | ||
| 0402 | Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. | Yes | Cream | ||
| 0403 | Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa. | Yes | Cream |
- Description
- Cream
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
| Inclusion/Exclusion | Country | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Entire world | 18 June 1959 |
