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Profiling national mandatory folic acid fortification policy around the world
Mandatory food fortification “occurs when governments legally oblige food producers to fortify particular foods or categories of foods with specified micronutrients” [1]. Because mandatory food fortification exposes everyone in the population who consumes the fortified food(s) to raised levels of the specified micronutrient, it is one of the most powerful policy instruments available to influence dietary intake and population health outcomes. Many national food regulatory authorities have established policy guidance on mandatory food fortification. From an international perspective, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) provides principles for the addition of essential nutrients to foods [2]. According to these Codex principles, mandatory food fortification with additional vitamins and minerals is recommended where there is proven public health and nutrition need (Note: these principles are under review at the time of writing).
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Handbook of food fortification and health: from concepts to public health applications, vol. 2Chapter number
22Pagination
277 - 289Publisher
Springer Science & Business MediaPlace of publication
Dordrecht, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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9781461471103ISBN-10
1461471109Language
engPublication classification
B1 Book chapterExtent
34Editor/Contributor(s)
V Preedy, R Srirajaskanthan, V PatelUsage metrics
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