Magic Fortification Testing Kit

In Jan 2021, the Food regulator mandates FBOs to fortify edible oil and milk with vitamin A and D. Furthermore, the fortification of rice with folic acid, iron, and vitamin B12 have been notified to be made mandatory across all safety net schemes by 2024 to treat the disease like anaemia. The regulation has mandated the addition of end-users education aspect, +F logo, and the terms fortified with fortificant’s name. Under that may accompany a tag line Sampoorna Poshan Swasth Jeevan, on a label to identify such food articles in the marketplace. But, Iodized salt is exempted from such a requirement.

For Verifying Vitamin A In fortified edible oil

The purpose of this test is to identify the presence of Vitamin A in edible oils. The main advantage  of these methods are their portability and lack of sample preparation, in comparison to the other methods. In this test, there are two colour formations. The dark green colour indicates the presence of vitamin A while red colour indicates the absence of Vitamin A