Examination of selected national policies towards mandatory folic acid fortification

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Lawrence, Mark A ^a   Chai, Weizhong ^b   Kara, Raija ^c   Rosenberg, Irwin H ^d   Scott, John ^e   Tedstone, Alison ^f  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^c National Nutrition Council   (Finland)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^f FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Mandatory fortification; Policy

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

AUSTRALIA; CHINA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FINLAND; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; IRELAND; MANDATORY PROGRAM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITION POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 68849121541     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00164.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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