F-100 THERAPEUTIC MILK, 800g CANISTER

Document Location: Requirements and Specifications- UNICEF Specifications

Alternate Name: S0000262

Date Document Last Updated: 2022

Publisher: UNICEF        

Date Uploaded to Website: June 22, 2024

Overview

This document is the specification sheet for F-100, a therapeutic milk diet with added vegetable fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. It comes as powder packed in a can to prepare a liquid therapeutic diet with an energy density of approximately 100 kcal/100ml. This product is intended for the nutritional rehabilitation phase of treatment of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), it is intended to achieve rapid weight gain under medical supervision.

The document outlines the instructions for product use, target population, technical specifications including specific nutrition/vitamin/mineral composition per unit, the international standards, processing methods, food safety and risk assessment at manufacturing premises, hygiene and microbiology requirements, analytical requirements, and specific packaging and labeling details. Additionally, physical characteristics for the final product are also provided. Information regarding proper product storage, shelf life and stability are also included. Relevant Codex documents are also referenced throughout the specification sheet.

Mineral and vitamin premix use in this formula must be sourced from a specialized premix manufacturer. The added minerals shall be water-soluble and shall not form insoluble compounds when mixed.

Overall, this document can be used by suppliers and manufacturers to ensure their product meets the indicated specifications.  

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Product-Specification F-100, Therapeutic Food, 800g canister