Overview

This document is a specification sheet for Super Cereal Plus (CSB++). It is a fortified Corn, Soy, Milk blend that is processed and packed in a 1.5 kg sachet. Super Cereal Plus is used to prepare a formulated complementary food in the form of a porridge or gruel that is suitable for infants and young children of 6-59 months. Super Cereal Plus consists of heat treated maize and dehulled soybeans, milk, sugar, vitamins, and minerals and is used to complement breastmilk/breastmilk substitutes and family foods.

The document outlines the instructions for product use, target population, and provides detailed technical specifications including specific nutrition/vitamin/mineral composition, processing methods, food safety, risk assessments, analytical requirements, and specific packaging and labeling details. Information regarding proper product storage, shelf life and stability are also included, including reference documents to how shelf life should be assessed. Relevant Codex documents are referenced. The specification sheet also addresses that the vitamins and minerals used within the product must be purchased from GAIN approved suppliers listed here: (http://gpf.gainhealth.org). These premixes must be delivered with a complete Certificate of Analysis.

Overall, this document should be used to ensure the product meets all the indicated specifications.

Link to Document

https://www.unicef.org/supply/media/21066/file