BioAnalyt

In lower-resource settings, ensuring the effectiveness of food fortification programmes presents significant challenges. Traditional monitoring methods are often complex, expensive, and reliant on stable power, hindering their accessibility and implementation.This creates a compliance gap where producers struggle to verify their practices and regulators lack efficient enforcement tools. The result? Eroded trust in the entire system, leaving consumers unsure about the nutritional value of fortified foods and undermining the intended health benefits.

Ultimately, this ineffectiveness leaves over two billion people vulnerable to micronutrient deficiencies, impacting child development, health outcomes, and tangible Gross Domestic Product (GDP) losses of up to 11 % annually. Addressing these challenges in food control monitoring is crucial to unlock the full potential of fortification programmes and deliver their life-changing impact to those who need it most.

Bioanalyt develops portable equipment for measuring vitamin and mineral levels in a range of substances. Our equipment is used in nutrition programmes, food quality and safety monitoring, animal nutrition monitoring and human diagnostics. BioAnalyt’s patented flagship product, iCheck, is a portable device that can quantitatively measure the micronutrient content of fortified foods within a matter of minutes.

First developed in 2012, iCheck has been consistently transforming the ability of food system stakeholders to make nutrition visible, enabling faster, easier, and more cost-effective access to micronutrient testing data.  BioAnalyt has 300+ public and private sector customers in over 77 countries, without a traditional laboratory capacity.

Leveraging our in-the-field experience and potential of digitalization, BioAnalyt is developing two new and highly interconnected products; iCheck Modular and iCheck Connect. These products will provide an ecosystem for digitalized Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) for food fortification.
 

• For Food Producers: The ability to record, analyze, and visualize valuable data instantly will enable swift and informed decision-making. By monitoring device status, consumables, and training efforts, producers can optimize measurement techniques, improve compliance, and ultimately differentiate their brand.
• For Food Control Authorities: A simplified approach to the organization and execution of testing and monitoring activities will empower authorities with clear visual reports for efficient food safety and regulatory oversight.
• For Institutions: Gaining access to high-quality, actionable data will enable institutions to design targeted interventions and optimize national and global health strategies. By connecting QA/QC with fortification data, our devices will support the power of big data insights to drive positive change and maximize the impact of fortification programmes.
• QuImpact: Our new non-profit empowers action through data, focusing on fortification, nutrition, and food safety. We offer training, workshops on cutting-edge tools, and technical assistance across the food chain. Additionally, we partner with local distributors for easier access to iChecks and other needed equipment.
• iCheck ID.A: This revolutionary, Point-of-Care device in development will provide instant, lab-level diagnosis of iron deficiency and anaemia just from a drop of blood, without chemicals.

To learn more about BioAnalyt, visit: https://www.bioanalyt.com/