Uganda

“Ingredients” means tobacco, tobacco components, including materials used to manufacture those components, additives, processing aids, residual substances found in tobacco, following storage and processing and substances that migrate from the packaging material into the product.

The definition of “ingredients” is significant because the law prohibits the sale of a tobacco product unless the tobacco product conforms to standards on contents and emissions prescribed by the Minister of Health. The law defines “contents,” with respect to tobacco products, as “ingredients.”

"Content" means constituents with respect to processed tobacco and ingredients with respect to tobacco products.

The definition of "content" is significant because the Tobacco Control Act requires manufacturers and importers to report on the "contents" of tobacco products and the "contents" of such products must conform to the requirements of law and regulations.

“Flavoured tobacco product” means a tobacco product which has a taste or smell, other than the taste or smell of tobacco, such as fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol, mint, chocolate or vanilla, and includes a taste or smell that is activated by the consumer at the point of consumption.

The definition of “flavoured tobacco product” is significant because the law prohibits the import, manufacture, distribution, and sale of flavored tobacco products.

“Additive" means any substance, chemical compound or component other than tobacco or water, that is introduced in the tobacco product during processing, manufacturing or packaging, including, as applicable, those obtained in the paper, filter, portion pouch, or similar part of the tobacco product, its package or accessories and shall include any residues of pesticides fungicides and other chemicals used during tobacco growing, harvesting, curing, storing or other stages of preparing the tobacco products for consumption.

The definition of "additive" is significant because the law prohibits the import, manufacture, distribution, and sale of tobacco products with certain additives.

"Constituents" means chemicals, including particles, vapors and gases found in tobacco or tobacco product.

The definition of "constituents" is significant because the law provides that a tobacco product unit package shall have a statement on the constituents and emissions of the tobacco product in the unit package. The law additionally requires manufacturers, importers, suppliers, and distributors to submit a report on the "contents and emissions of the tobacco product." The law further prohibits the sale of a tobacco products unless such products conform to standards on contents and emissions prescribed by the Minister of Health. Content, pursuant to the law, means constituents with respect to processed tobacco.

"Emissions" means substances that are released when a tobacco product is used as intended, found in the smoke or released during the process of chewing or sucking or sniffing.

The definition of "emissions" is significant because the law provides that a tobacco product unit package shall have a statement on the constituents and emissions of the tobacco product in the unit package. The law additionally requires manufacturers, importers, suppliers, and distributors to submit a report on the "contents and emissions of the tobacco product." The law further prohibits the sale of a tobacco products unless such products conform to standards on contents and emissions prescribed by the Minister of Health.