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VITAMIN A FORTIFIed PEANUT BUTTER - The Official Website of ...

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ABSTRACT<br />

This generic Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plan was prepared for<br />

manufacturers <strong>of</strong> vitamin A fortified peanut butter. It aims to serve as a guide to ensure product safety<br />

during manufacture and that levels <strong>of</strong> vitamin A consistently meet the requirements <strong>of</strong> local regulations.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Plan is based on observations made at an industry collaborator’s plant using the technology for<br />

vitamin A fortification established separately by the project. Procedures at FDC for the preparation <strong>of</strong> a<br />

HACCP Plan by a HACCP Team with diverse but relevant experience on a product were adopted.<br />

<strong>The</strong> major hazards identified were the potential presence <strong>of</strong> aflatoxin in raw peanuts and the<br />

possibility <strong>of</strong> excessive addition <strong>of</strong> vitamin A during production. Aflatoxin is a known hazard in both<br />

unfortified and fortified peanut butter but its control in a fortified product is critical because <strong>of</strong> the<br />

possibility <strong>of</strong> consumption by nutrient deficient consumers. Over addition <strong>of</strong> vitamin A on the other<br />

hand, could lead to toxic levels <strong>of</strong> the nutrient.<br />

To implement this generic Plan, personnel from the company with knowledge <strong>of</strong> the HACCP<br />

principles are needed to adopt and handle the implementation.<br />

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