Distribution date: 07 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 05 February 2021

This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for liquid bathing soap. It does not apply to hand wash liquid detergents, shampoo and products for specific purposes such as those for industrial and surgical uses.

Products Covered: Liquid bathing soap

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 07 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 05 February 2021

This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid bathing soap. It does not apply to carbolic soap or specialty soaps such as, transparent soap, floating soap, liquid soap or sea-water soap.

Products Covered: Solid bathing soap

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 07 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 05 February 2021

This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid bathing soap. It does not apply to carbolic soap or specialty soaps such as, transparent soap, floating soap, liquid soap or sea-water soap.

Products Covered: Solid bathing soap

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 07 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 05 February 2021

This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements sampling and test methods for household detergent scouring powder.

Products Covered: Scouring powder

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 November 2020

Draft Resolution number 823, 12 June 2020 – previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/1029 – which establishes technical requirements for the inclusion and updating of notification and market authorization form, product image, instructions for use and labelling in the process of regularization of medical devices, was adopted as Resolution – RDC number 431, 13 October 2020.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): medical devices (2936, 2937, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3006)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 30 November 2020

Draft Resolution number 823, 12 June 2020 – previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/1029 – which establishes technical requirements for the inclusion and updating of notification and market authorization form, product image, instructions for use and labelling in the process of regularization of medical devices, was adopted as Resolution – RDC number 431, 13 October 2020.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): medical devices (2936, 2937, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3006)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 25 November 2020

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Colorcon, Inc., proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to expand the safe use of calcium carbonate to include use in dietary supplement tablets and capsules.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 2936; ICS Code(s): 67

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 25 November 2020

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Colorcon, Inc., proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to expand the safe use of calcium carbonate to include use in dietary supplement tablets and capsules.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 2936; ICS Code(s): 67

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 24 November 2020 | Final date for Comment: 09 January 2021

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient F66 - FLUBENDIAMIDA (flubendiamide) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application):-includes the potato culture with MRL of 0,01 mg/kg and safety securiy period of 3 days;-includes the caupi bean, chickpea, and lentil cultures with MRL of 0,07 mg/kg and safety security period of 20 days;-changes the MRL from 0,05 to 0,1 mg/kg and the safety security period from 20 to 14 days for the soya culture;-changes the MRL from 0,1 to 0,4 mg/kg and the safety security period from 7 to 3 days for the tomato culture;-changes the MRL from 0,01 to 0,07 mg/kg of the peanut, bean, and pea cultures;-includes the phrase at item "n" : "for the purpose of residue definition for conformity to MRL and dietary risk assessment, it will be considered the active ingredient flubendiamide"

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 1201, 1202, 0701, 071320, 071340, 071390, 0702, 070820, 070810, 07133500; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 24 November 2020 | Final date for Comment: 09 January 2021

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient F66 - FLUBENDIAMIDA (flubendiamide) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application):-includes the potato culture with MRL of 0,01 mg/kg and safety securiy period of 3 days;-includes the caupi bean, chickpea, and lentil cultures with MRL of 0,07 mg/kg and safety security period of 20 days;-changes the MRL from 0,05 to 0,1 mg/kg and the safety security period from 20 to 14 days for the soya culture;-changes the MRL from 0,1 to 0,4 mg/kg and the safety security period from 7 to 3 days for the tomato culture;-changes the MRL from 0,01 to 0,07 mg/kg of the peanut, bean, and pea cultures;-includes the phrase at item "n" : "for the purpose of residue definition for conformity to MRL and dietary risk assessment, it will be considered the active ingredient flubendiamide"

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 1201, 1202, 0701, 071320, 071340, 071390, 0702, 070820, 070810, 07133500; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification