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Examination of selected national policies towards mandatory folic acid fortification

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posted on 2009-01-01, 00:00 authored by Mark Lawrence, W Chai, R Kara, I Rosenberg, J Scott, A Tedstone
The purpose of this paper is to present an examination of the contrasting policies towards mandatory folic acid fortification in six countries from different regions of the world. Three questions are addressed: 1) What is the policy of the country? 2) Why was the policy adopted? 3) What lessons have been learned? Policy contrasts among countries were assessed as reflecting different interpretations of the potential risks and benefits associated with folic acid fortification. Although commonalities were identified, it was considered unlikely that there could be a standard policy response for all countries. Instead, a country-by-country policy response based on national circumstances is indicated.

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Journal

Nutrition reviews

Volume

67

Issue

1

Season

supplement issue

Publisher

Nutrition Foundation

Location

Washington, D.C.

ISSN

0029-6643

eISSN

1753-4887

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2009, International Life Sciences Institute

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