Technical Specifications for the manufacture of:
Fortified Refined Coconut Oil
-COCONUT OILSpecification
reference: Coconut Oil
Version: 2.0
Date of issue: 20th May 2011
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Product type
Coconut Oil is derived from kernel of coconut (Cocos nucifera). Coconut Oil distributed by
WFP is fortified with vitamin A and vitamin D in proportions described in product
specifications.
1.2 Standards and recommendations
Coconut Oil shall be manufactured in accordance with: “Recommended International Code
of Practice: General Principles of Food Hygiene”, CAC/RCP 1-1969 Rev 3 1997 Amended
(1999) including Annex “Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) System and
Guidelines for its application”
2. RAW MATERIALS
2.1 Coconut
The kernel of coconut utilized for oil production shall have good quality.
2.2 Vitamins
Fortified vitamins (vitamin A and D) shall conform to Codex Standard CAC/GL 09-1987-
General principles for the addition of essential nutrients to foods.
Vitamin premix should be purchased from a WFP approved suppliers: BASF (Stern Vitamin),
DSM, Fortitech, Nicholas Piramal, Hexagon Nutrition or their authorized dealers and GAIN
premix facility. Addresses of premix suppliers are on http://foodquality.wfp.org
Vitamin premix must be stored in a dry, cool and clean place where the temperature is a
maximum of 25oC.
3. PROCESSING
Fortified Coconut Oil production must respect the national and international code practice
for processing of this commodity.
For compliance with Codex standards, the processor must be able to demonstrate by principle
and practice the adoption, implementation and recording of:
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