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🇬🇧 New legislation being introduced today will require millers & flour producers to fortify non-wholemeal wheat flour with #FolicAcid from the end of 2026

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#FoodFortification #PublicHealth #SpinaBifida
Birth defects prevented by fortifying flour with folic acid
New legislation being introduced today will require millers and flour producers to fortify non-wholemeal wheat flour with folic acid from the end of 2026.
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November 14, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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New study shows why breastfeeding and fortified foods must go hand in hand 🍼🥗📊 www.news-medical.net/news/2025030... #Nutrition #FoodFortification #Breastfeeding #ChildHealth #MaternalWellness #Micronutrients #PublicHealth #EarlyChildhood #HealthPolicy
New study shows why breastfeeding and fortified foods must go hand in hand
Food fortification and breastfeeding play a crucial role in combating malnutrition during a child's first 1,000 days, but their success depends on improved monitoring, policy support, and public-priva...
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March 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
fabresearch.bsky.social
🌍 One of the most cost effective ways to save millions of lives is hiding in plain sight…

Large-scale #FoodFortification is a highly cost-effective intervention for reducing global malnutrition.

Read the latest evidence: library.fabresearch.org/viewItem.php...
March 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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#FoodFortification comes in many forms, all aimed at ensuring adequate #micronutrient intake. 📊

By restoring lost nutrients or enriching foods with nutrients, fortification provides a safe, cost-effective & sustainable way to support better health and nutrition.
March 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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🌱 To achieve the #SDGs, we must tackle micronutrient deficiencies at scale.

In January, @giz.de & PATH hosted a 2-week #GlobalSouth learning exchange in India on advancing large-scale #FoodFortification: bit.ly/42HPi7L

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Group of people standing outdoors in front of large sign reading "NIFTEM," on the campus of India's National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management. Blending equipment at the Centre of Excellence in Food Fortification at NIFTEM. Four people sit on a stage while a man speaks at a podium next to them. The backdrop reads "Advancing Large-Scale Food Fortification in the Global South" and includes the logos of PATH, GIZ, and German Cooperation.
April 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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📣 IF is proud to share its newly published article, developed with @whoemro.bsky.social and partners from Oman and Morocco: bit.ly/49PWemX

#NTD #FolicAcid #FoodFortification #WFAAW #WFAAW26 #SpinaBifida #Hydrocephalus #SBH #WHO #HealthEquity #Prevention
Mandatory Food Fortification in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Results in Reduced Prevalence of Neural Tube Defects
January 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
path.org
The rate of maternal & child undernutrition in Global South LMICs remains unacceptably high. #JustPublished in @frontiersin.bsky.social, researchers at PATH, NIPCCD, and IIT examine how #FoodFortification can improve the health of moms & kids in India: bit.ly/41JEs0R

#ChildHealth #Nutrition
Infographic titled "India's Nutrition Challenge" with various statistics on anemia and micronutrient deficiencies. The left side shows percentages of anemia prevalence in preschool children, school-age children, and adolescents from NFHS 5. On the right, multiple bar charts compare anemia rates in women and men from the NNMB survey and anemia status in children aged 6-59 months. Sources include NFHS 5 and CNNS 2019.
March 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Corn tortillas in California now must contain folic acid. More states are looking at it
https://apnews.com/article/folic-acid-birth-defect-latino-corn-tortilla-13bad611bd3cc590d0e098635791eb04
#california #publichealth #tortillas #FoodFortification
Corn tortillas in California now must contain folic acid. More states are looking at it
California is the first state to require food makers to add folic acid, a crucial vitamin, to corn masa flour used to make tortillas and other foods.
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March 31, 2026 at 3:05 PM
newsmedical.bsky.social
Why do some people need supplements and others don’t? New review explains 🌍💊🧬 www.news-medical.net/news/2025030... #Nutrition #Micronutrients #Health #Supplements #Deficiency #GlobalHealth #Vitamins #ChronicDisease #FoodFortification #Biomarkers @nejm.org
Why do some people need supplements and others don’t? New review explains
New research in The New England Journal of Medicine reviews current knowledge on micronutrient requirements, deficiencies, and interventions. It highlights the need for targeted supplementation and ca...
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March 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Nigeria's NAFDAC has completed the pilot phase of a new digital monitoring system to track food fortification compliance at market level. The …

#Digitalmonitoring #Foodfortification #Foodsafety #Micronutrientdeficiency #NAFDAC

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Nigeria Deploys Digital Food Fortification Monitoring
Nigeria's NAFDAC has completed the pilot phase of a new digital monitoring system to track food fortification compliance at market level. The … #Digitalmonitoring #Foodfortification #Foodsafety #Micronutrientdeficiency #NAFDAC
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August 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮. 🥣

#ZeroHiddenHungerEU & #EUFIC explain how #FoodFortification supports public health, how to spot fortified foods, and why added nutrients don’t always mean healthier food.

🔗 www.zerohiddenhunger.eu/what-is-food...
August 11, 2026 at 8:20 AM
helenkellerintl.org
What is food fortification? 💜

"#FoodFortification is the process of adding essential vitamins and minerals, such as iron and vitamin A, to staple foods that people consume regularly," shares Britney H. Rasolonirina Andrianjanaka. ✨

Learn more about Britney's work: vist.ly/4nvzi
January 23, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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APEDA Facilitates Export of Fortified Rice Kernel from Chhattisgarh to Costa Rica wiobs.com/apeda-facili... #APEDA #FortifiedRice #Chhattisgarh #CostaRica #FoodFortification
APEDA Facilitates Export of Fortified Rice Kernel from Chhattisgarh to Costa Rica -
The export of fortified rice kernel from Chhattisgarh to Costa Rica reflects more than a trade success—it signals India’s emergence as
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November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
ifsbh.bsky.social
Como parte de la Semana Mundial de Concienciación sobre el Ácido Fólico (del 5 al 11 de enero), IF organiza un seminario web especial con ponentes de toda América Latina.

Inscríbase aquí 👉 bit.ly/WFAAW26

#SpinaBifida #Hydrocephalus #SBH #FoodFortification #FolicAcid
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Webinar | Semana Mundial de Concienciación sobre el Ácido Fólico. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Cada enero, la Federación Internacional de Espina Bífida e Hidrocefalia (IF) trabaja junto con sus organizaciones miembro, socios y seguidores para promover la Semana Mundial de Concienciación sobre e...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
ifsbh.bsky.social
📣 #WSBHD25 challenge: We have a winner! 🏆
👍 Fekadu Yadessa’s entry received a total of 846 reactions across IF’s social media, calling for #Action4SBH on prevention through #FoodFortification with #FolicAcid in #Ethiopia.
🎉 Congratulations Fekadu!
💙 Thank you everyone for participating!
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ifsbh.bsky.social
Join us online at tomorrow’s #WHA78 side event: ‘Accelerating action on micronutrient deficiencies and their consequences, including #SpinaBifida’
🗓️ Tuesday 20 May 2025 @ 18:00–20:30 CEST
🔗 Register here: buff.ly/LIQPIEl
#SBH #DisabilityRights #FoodFortification #WHA78 #WHA #LSFF
May 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
futurefortified.bsky.social
🔔 Funding alert: Grand Challenges is seeking strategies to improve micronutrient absorption from fortified foods. Deadline: 28 April 2026. Worth a look for nutrition researchers! #FoodFortification #Micronutrients gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/ad...
Barriers to Micronutrient Absorption from Fortified Foods
Addressing Physiological Barriers to Micronutrient Absorption from Fortified Foods - Grand Challenges - RFP
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March 20, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Food fortification rises as a solution to nutrient deficiencies, with innovation and regulations boosting growth in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and other emerging markets.

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#FoodFortification #MicronutrientDeficiency #Nutrition #StapleFoods
Food Fortification Market - Global Opportunity Analysis And Industry Forecast (2025-2032)
The food fortification market is expected to reach $207.58 billion by 2032, at a CAGR of 13.3% from 2025 to 2032.
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May 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
fabresearch.bsky.social
At a time when global aid for malnutrition has been cut by 44%, threatening hundreds of thousands of preventable child deaths each year, interventions like this matter more than ever.

#Nutrition #HiddenHunger #FoodFortification #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #FABResearch
FAB: Study confirms food fortification is highly cost-effective in fighting hidden hunger across 63 countries
DALY, QALY, cost-effectiveness, cost-savings, economic outcomes, fortification, iodization, malnutrition, micronutrients, nutrient deficiencies
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March 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM