Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: A33: Packaging requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 27 January 2014
Publication where the measure is specified: THE UGANDA GAZETTE Vol. CVII No. 5 of JANUARY 2014
Regulation where the measure is specified: US EAS 72:2013, Processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children – Specification
Country/Region applying the measure: Uganda
Description of the measure: This Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, additives, contaminants, packaging, labelling and methods of sampling and test for processed cereal-based foods intended for feeding infants as a complementary food generally from the age of six months onwards, taking into account infants’ individual nutritional requirements, and for feeding young children as part of a progressively diversified diet. (This Uganda Standard cancels and replaces US CODEX STAN 74:1981, Standard for processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children).
Reference of the measure: US EAS 72:2013
Measure also domestic: Yes

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