Tag Archives: UNBS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government agencies and petroleum marketing companies are divided on whether or not to resume the countrywide crackdown on fuel stations that violate standards. These activities were suspended when COVID-19 broke out more than two years ago and movement became more restricted. The crackdown involved checking the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Bureaus of Standards UNBS has declared that all Kombucha products on the Ugandan market are alcoholic beverages, based on the process they go through. Kombucha beverage is produced by adding certain strains of a Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast – SCOBY …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards, UNBS, has allied with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries-MAAIF, along with civil society organizations to fight aflatoxins in the country’s produce, especially grain foods. Aflatoxins are poisonous compounds produced by molds/fungi when they invade not-well-dried foods such …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards is set to collaborate with local traders’ associations to sensitize traders on understanding substandard products and fighting masqueraders. Patricia Bagaine, the Deputy Executive Director in charge of standards says some of the trader associations they will collaborate with include …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS has cautioned the public against deceptive traders who are taking advantage of the unstable commodity prices to fleece them. UNBS is concerned that many consumers are already falling victims to unscrupulous traders who are taking advantage of rising …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Igara County East MP, Michael Mawanda, is troubled about the modus operandi of implementing the digital stamps policy by the Uganda Revenue Authority. Digital tax stamps rolled out in November 2019 contain security features and codes to prevent counterfeiting of products and enable to track …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Clearing agents have complained over the delayed verification of goods by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS at the Busia One-Stop Border Post. According to the clearing agents, the delay by UNBS is pushing them out of business because verification takes more than 24 hours leading …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Bureau of Standards-UNBS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding-MoU with Uganda Christian University-UCU Mukono to start creating modules on quality standards for students across all universities in the country. The MoU is aimed at promoting quality standards among all professionals at higher institutions …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS has cautioned manufacturers of fermented drinks commonly known as kombucha on maintaining hygiene standards. UNBS officials say that they have started to enforce standards on kombucha specifications in regard to the code of practice for hygiene in food and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry has directed Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to withdraw their distinctive marks on all the energy drinks which have violated standards. The Chairperson of the committee, Mwine Mpaka gave the regulatory body seven days to take punitive …