1. Interagency product quality group
2. Updates on product improvements : Lipid Based Nutrition Supplements (LNS)
3. UNICEF Supply Division – future product improvements
Product Update
15/04/2019
Global Nutrition cluster meeting Amman, Jordan October,2016.

2. Inter-Agency Working Group for SNFPs: Background
The Interagency Working group for Specialized Nutritious Food Products (SNFPs) was formed in 2012, in order to formalize collaboration in applying WHO’s recommended nutrient values for foods treating MAM and SAM into workable specifications for procurement purposes.
Inter-Agency Working Group for SNFPs: Background

3. Supplier base development over 10 years
From 1-2 suppliers to 20 for LNS products
UNICEF supplies 60 nutrition products from > 60 suppliers in 25 different countries
Developing in country suppliers is key to our strategy
Suppliers in developing nations have challenges (capacity, logistics, etc..)

4. Inter-Agency Working Group for Specialized Nutritious Food Products
Secretariat:
Food Aid Quality Review (FAQR)
Global Nutrition cluster meeting Amman, Jordan October,2016.
15/04/2019

5. Inter-Agency Working Group TOR: Overarching Goal and Objectives
Overarching Goal: Ensure that specialized nutritious food products (SNFPs) are formulated, produced, and utilized in line with guidance from WHO and FAO in terms of nutritional value and safety, taking into account advances in science best practice and operational needs of agencies.
Inter-Agency Working Group TOR: Overarching Goal and Objectives

6. Inter-Agency Working Group: What do we Do?
Develop and align specifications for procurement of SNFPs
Exchange information to further harmonize product and supplier approval process
Share information on product quality concerns and food safety issues
Identify and advocate for local capacity development on SNFPs
Liaise with normative bodies and governments and advocate for SNFP quality and standards
Inter-Agency Working Group: What do we Do?

7. Includes Nutritional Quality and Food Safety requirements
Harmonized quality standards for LNS products in accordance with WHO and FAO standards
Includes Nutritional Quality and Food Safety requirements
Interagency partners have also harmonized the labeling colors of products to simplify programing
Current Interagency Activities: Harmonizing Lipid Nutritional Supplements (LNS)
UNICEF
Global Nutrition cluster meeting Amman, Jordan October,2016

8. Harmonizing Lipid Nutritional Supplements (LNS) What’s new?
RUTF, RUSF and LNS-MQ are aligned with the WHO / FAO for Food Safety and WHO Joint statement &Technical note for nutrient intake targets
RUTF, RUSF and LNS-MQ (PlumpyDoz) will now all contain milk to support recovery and linear growth (20%; 10% respectively)
Peanut alternatives (chick peas, lentils & rice) to use local supplies for RUSF and LNS-MQ products, and RUTF in the future.
Harmonizing Lipid Nutritional Supplements (LNS) What’s new?
UNICEF
Global Nutrition cluster meeting Amman, Jordan October,2016

9. Current Interagency Activities: Harmonizing LNS Products
Sachets will replace pots for LNS-MQ
The vitamin and mineral premix ingredient has been reformulated so it can be used in both RUSF and MQ-LNS. Work is ongoing to apply this to RUTF
RUSF is now supplied in 100 g and LNS-MQ in 50 g. LNS-MQ can be used in place of RUSF if there are pipeline breaks
Current Interagency Activities: Harmonizing LNS Products
15/04/2019
Global Nutrition cluster meeting Amman, Jordan October,2016

10. Harmonized colours for product indications
Arabic labelling
Harmonized colours for product indications
Red for SAM; Orange for MAM; Yellow for prevention of malnutrition and Green for nutritional gaps
15/04/2019
Colour planogram for LNS products

11. Adapting our supplies to improve quality of therapeutic milks by:
Expanded supplier base so they are aligned with Codex quality standards
Identifying optimal packaging- sachets, tins and scoop options through practitioner feedback
Application of WHO guidance for preparation of Therapeutic Milk in inpatient facilities
Current Interagency working group Projects : Therapeutic Milk MSF & UNICEF
UNICEF
Global Nutrition cluster meeting Amman, Jordan October,2016

12. 15/04/2019

13. Prepare therapeutic milk with HOT water
15/04/2019
Product Updates: Global Nutrition Cluster Meeting Amman, Jordan, October 2016

14. Inter-Agency Working Group: How to be involved?
Who can Join?
Organization with involvement global in nutrition
Involved and committed to overall quality management of SNFPs
No conflict of interest with the objectives of the group
Committed to reciprocity
Dedicated staff for product quality assurance
How to find out more?
address for instant access:
Exploring online space

15. Minor changes can be ongoing at any time, and bigger changes tend to be prior to new tenders
Updated normative standards eg WHO guideline updates
Updates of relevant industry standards eg new practices in microbiological safety, or testing.
Practitioner feedback: eg Plumpydoz lids leaking and pots break
P Purpose is to improve program outcomes
When are product specifications updated? How are product specifications updated?
15/04/2019
Product Updates: Global Nutrition Cluster Meeting Amman, Jordan, October 2016

16. Updating UNICEF supply products
Opportunity to review before tenders
Developing more structured process
One contact point from each agency, for quarterly input sessions
Current and upcoming
Salter hanging spring scales vs digital scales
Height-boards – minimizing inaccurate readings
Inpatient and outpatient therapeutic kits
WFH charts (new WHO ♂ and ♀)
F100, F75 : innovative packaging
MUAC tape : improving the tension variability
2017- RUTF premix adaptation
Updating UNICEF supply products
15/04/2019

17. Thank you
15/04/2019
Product Updates: Global Nutrition Cluster Meeting Amman, Jordan, October 2016