“Currently, the FDA has the QuickView test kit as an aid in speedy analysis. This test kit, being semi-quantitative, was also said to be quite subjective since it might depend on the visual acuity of the tester. However, this test kit is being used and helps FDA to determine if further confirmatory tests are needed.”
Dr. Maria Victoria Pinion
Officer in Charge of Product Research and Standard Division of the Food and Drug Administration
“The two kits presented (QuickView and I Check Chroma) are very timely in the monitoring activities being done by the PCA, since the analysis fee of using HPLC is very expensive and it was good to now that the two kits have been validated using the standard method with HPLC as the reference ethod. She added that validation is very important to determine to determine the efficiency of the kits.”
Ms. Josephine Nieva
Officer in Charge of the Food Product Research Division of the Philippine Coconut Authority
