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The road to Optimum Nutrition through food fortification Food fortification is essential FOR OPTIMUM NUTRITION FOR FOLIC ACID, IODINE OR FLUORIDE ABOUT NUTRIENTS PRESENT IN A PRODUCT FOR NUTRIENTS to stamp out nutrient deficiencies wide-spread consumption to combat malnutrition low fortification costs Salt as a carrier Consumers need informative packaging Salt is an ideal carrier Iodised salt is important EUsalt calls for fortified table salt to be exempt from nutrient profiles, and for food products using fortified salt to be able to reference this fortification on their packaging. avoids over-exposure doesn’t discriminate against social classes dietary preferences enables control of intake FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH brain development to improve education cognitive ability healthy thyroid to inform choices

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Page 1: The road to Optimum Nutrition · FOR OPTIMUM NUTRITION FOR FOLIC ACID, IODINE OR FLUORIDE ABOUT NUTRIENTS PRESENT IN A PRODUCT FOR NUTRIENTS to stamp out nutrient deficiencies wide-spread

The road toOptimum Nutritionthrough food fortification

Food fortification is

essentialFOR OPTIMUM NUTRITION

FOR FOLIC ACID, IODINE OR FLUORIDE

ABOUT NUTRIENTS PRESENT IN A PRODUCT

FOR NUTRIENTS

to stamp outnutrient deficiencies

wide-spread consumption

to combatmalnutrition

low fortification costs

Salt as a

carrier

Consumers need

informative packaging

Salt is an

ideal carrier

Iodised salt is important

EUsalt calls for fortified table salt to beexempt from nutrient profiles,and for food products using fortified saltto be able to reference this fortificationon their packaging.

avoidsover-exposure

doesn’t discriminate against

socialclasses

dietarypreferences

enables control of intake

FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH

brain development

to improve education

cognitive ability

healthy thyroid

to inform choices