RUTF BISCUIT PACKS, 510 g/CAR-24 (S0000242)
Document Location: Requirements and Specifications - UNICEF Specifications
Alternate Name: S0000242
Date Document Last Updated: 2023
Publisher: UNICEF
Date Uploaded to Website: June 8, 2024
Overview
This is a specification of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) biscuits, a high-energy fortified food that contains adequate nutrients for dietary management of children aged 6 months or older with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), without medical complications and that have appetite. This product is in the form of compressed bars and is manufactured from a mixture of pre-cooked cereals, milk powder, vegetable oil and carbohydrates, with added vitamins and minerals in portion controlled sizes
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. Information regarding proper product storage, shelf life and stability are also included.
The vitamins and minerals used must be in accordance with examples of mineral forms found in the WHO Management of Severe Malnutrition: A Manual for Physicians and Other Senior Health Workers (1999). The mineral and vitamin premix(es) must be supplied from suitably qualified premix facilities. RUTF suppliers must validate their premix supplier to ensure the quality of the premix facility. Overall, this document can be used by suppliers and manufacturers to ensure their product meets the indicated specifications for RUTF Biscuits.