The challenge
When the government in Ghana mandated oil fortification in 2009, food producer Wilmar Ghana was already on it. Aware that 7 out of 10 children under 5 were affected by vitamin A deficiency, Wilmar realised that adding vitamin A to all their edible oils could make a big difference. Challenging but technologically feasible, adding vitamins to their refined palm oil was something they had never done. How would they ensure the process was set up right, that the formulation was stable and reached the population in quantities that mattered? The challenge was heightened by the cost of analytical methods – around $100/sample.
The solution
Moses Adade approached BioAnalyt and the solution began. With his lab team, he implemented iCheck Chroma, a portable, single-wavelength photometer for quantitative measurement of vitamin A in edible oil. Already proven to measure vitamin A in major types of edible oils, he didn’t have to spend weeks validating a method internally.
“iCheck enables us to effectively and efficiently monitor the amount of Vitamin A in our vegetable cooking oil products, both at the processing stage and samples from trade.”
Moses Adade, Quality Assurance Manager, Wilmar Africa Ltd
The result
By saving time time and money on testing methods, Wilmar Ghana is able to bring its fortified oil to market faster, as well as ensuring the quality of an oil that’s consumed monthly by 5.4 million Ghanaian households.
To explore further stories on our collaboration with Wilmar Ghana, read here
