15 years - 15 fortification champions
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| Publisher | Milling & Grain |
| Year of publication | 2018 January |
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| Medium | Digital |
| Edition | 1 |
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| Scope & content | By ToMinh Le, Emory University, USA The Food Fortification Initiative (FFI) celebrated its 15th anniversary on October 24, 2017. Currently, 87 countries have mandates that require wheat flour, maize flour, and/or rice to be fortified with iron or folic acid. When the Food Fortification Initiative (FFI) had its first public meeting in Mauritus in 2002, only 44 countries had this kind of legislation. The FFI was established with a mission to encourage collaboration between the public, private, and civic sectors and build partnerships to advance fortification efforts. To celebrate its 15th birthday, the FFI honoured 15 fortification champions from different sectors and parts of the world. The FFI conducted interviews with the 15 selected champions to learn more about successes and challenges with fortification in their countries, and what we can do as a society to improve fortification efforts…Read more. |
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