Fortification of Vegetable oil and Sugar with Vitamin A in Uganda

Table 3.2: UNBS Costs -1
Factory Inspections - Auditing and Sampling
1. Personnel Costs
2,600,000 Senior inspector pay per month
1,700,000 Junior inspector pay per month
2,150,000 Avg. inspector pay per month
97,727 Avg. inspector pay per day--assuming 22 working days / month
35,000 Drivers' pay per day--assuming 22 working days / month
220 working days per year
146.6666667 max number of factory visits per inspector per year--if visiting every day and 1.5 days/factory
Calculating the Average Factor Visit Time Requirement
2-3 hours per factory + travel
~1 day per factory in Kampala
~1-2 day per factory outside of Kampala (but if coordinate multiple visits per trip…)
Average of 1.5 days per factory
2. Per Diem Costs
70,000 Per diem per person
3. Transportation Costs
180,000 Vehicle cost per day (US$108.11) includes a driver, but not diesel+oil OR
Transportation costs--using UNBS vehicle (depreciation)
Fuel Costs: 1 liter=2,600 UGX 7km/liter. Toyota double cabin/landcruiser
(Average distances--KPLA to: North=1,200; West=1,200; East=800; Central=100 km)
Assume average distance= 200km. 200km / (7km / liter)= 74,286 In US$ = 44.62
4. Total Cost per UNBS Visit
a) 595,877 Inspection costs if 1.5 days per factory with rented vehicle (UGX)
357.88 In US$
b) 483,377 Inspection costs if 1.5 days per factory with UNBS vehicle (UGX)
290.32 In US$ STILL TO ENTER DEP/USE VALUE OF UNBS VEHICLE
c) 550,877 Weighted average of two vehicle arrangements: 2 UNBS vehicles, 3 rented (UBX)
330.86 In US$
2) Quality Assurance
UNBS standards set forth specific guidelines for conducting tests (qualitative and
quantitative) on fortified foods produced in Ugandan factories. The guidelines identify
the frequency with which to conduct each type of test, and stipulates whether the private
company itself conducts the tests—i.e., as part of the company’s internal (or in-plant)
monitoring—or whether an external entity conducts the tests as part of the Government
regulatory system’s quality control (referred to as “external monitoring”). These testing
requirements for fortified foods are presented in Table 3.3.
The UNBS’s Quality Assurance Department visits factories and reviews procedures and
products to ensure adherence to Uganda food safety standards, including the fortification
standards. The UNBS’s Testing Department oversees external monitoring of food
factories. To fulfill its quality assurance mandate, the UNBS Testing Department has
authorized the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) analytical laboratory unit to
conduct quantitative tests, which are paid for by the private companies. UIRI charges
80,000 UGX (US$48) per vitamin A test (discussed below).
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