by Anna Zhenchuk | Jul 31, 2019 | Allgemein, Blog, Food Fortification, Food Quality and Safety, Food Testing
July 2019 DOWNLOAD APPLICATION PAPER An estimated 1 billion people, including 35 million babies, do not consume sufficient amounts of iodine. Almost 18 million of these babies are mentally impaired as a consequence. Nearly 2 billion people suffer from anemia, over...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Jun 13, 2019 | Allgemein, Company News, Food Fortification, Food Quality and Safety, Food Testing
In late April 2019, BioAnalyt participated in a challenge Food Fortification Quality Workshop hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and WFP Innovation Accelerator in Munich, Germany. The goal of the workshop was to critically assess the root causes of...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Feb 25, 2019 | Allgemein, Blog, Company News, Food Fortification, Food Testing
More than a third of the global population are affected by iodine and iron deficiencies, and this poses a serious public health risk. For decades salt has been successfully fortified with iodine in many countries worldwide. Salt is an ideal food matrix for...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Jan 28, 2019 | Animal Nutrition, Biofortification, Company News, Food Fortification, Food Quality and Safety, Food Testing, Nutritional Status, Personalized Nutrition
BioAnalyt continues to offer free-of-charge online training for all iCheck users. Training is strongly recommended before any initial use of iCheck. Existing users are also welcome to repeat and get refresher training. To facilitate participation in this unique...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Oct 16, 2018 | Blog, Company News
Today is the World Food Day, which honors the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 1945. Nairobi is hosting on this day the first Nutrition Africa Investor Forum, focused on enhancing nutrition across Africa, the...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Oct 10, 2018 | Food Fortification
Malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies particularly remain prevalent in the Gambia. A survey by the National Demographic Household Survey in 2013 estimated that 24% of children under five years were stunted, 11.5% were wasted, and 72% had anemia. The same report...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Oct 10, 2018 | Food Fortification, Food Quality and Safety, Food Testing
Fortification of oil, sugar, salt and wheat and maize flour is mandatory in Malawi. This means that food control authorities will have to ensure that industry is compliant with the fortification regulations and that there are appreciable levels of nutrients in staple...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Sep 28, 2018 | Allgemein
The Nutrition Africa Investor Forum, to be held in Nairobi (Kenya) during World Food Day on the 16-17 October 2018, is a platform for bold, fresh, holistic ideas to develop the food value chain and the role that the private sector can play in enhancing nutrition in...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Sep 10, 2018 | Allgemein
BioAnalyt is excited to be back in Kenya so soon after the sector-wide training for wheat and maize flour with Africa Milling School and TechnoServe, which took place in August 2018. This time we will attend the first Nutrition Africa Investor Forum (NAIF) which will...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Aug 27, 2018 | Company News, Food Fortification
Maize is the most popular staple food in Tanzania. It is also an excellent vehicle to deliver vital micronutrients to vulnerable populations. Sanku has undertaken this challenge and is today providing fortification technology and support to over 100 maize millers in...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Jul 31, 2018 | Allgemein, Food Fortification
The TechnoServe Program, Strengthening African Processors of Fortified Foods (SAPFF) in collaboration with the African Milling School (AMS) will conduct a 2-day training on “Improving fortification efficiency of maize flour and wheat flour” on the 8th and 9th August,...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog, Nutritional Status, Personalized Nutrition
Published on 5th July 2018 A new study, published in The Journal of Nutrition, examines how bariatric surgery affects breast milk concentration. Patients who undergo bariatric surgery have a restricted or shortened digestive tract and often develop nutrient...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Jun 21, 2018 | Food Fortification
Study on the analytical capability and readiness of selected laboratories to analyze fortified food – a quick look into key learnings and recommendations By Dr. Anna Zhenchuk, published on 21st June 2018 In the past few years I attended numerous food fortification...
by Anna Zhenchuk | May 11, 2018 | Biofortification, Food Fortification, Food Quality and Safety, Food Testing, Nutritional Status
In 31st Volume of the Sight and Life Magazine you can read about “The Power of Portable Micronutrient Testing” and how to strengthen food fortification programs through improved monitoring tools. There are numerous approaches to combat malnutrition, from...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Jan 30, 2018 | Allgemein
Published on 8th December 2017 Our product portfolio is growing with the development of a device to measure vitamin E. Product release is January 2018. iCheck Vitamin E complements our iCheck Carotene as a solution for monitoring dairy cattle health to ensure strong...
