The role of the Codex Alimentarius process in support of new products to enhance the nutritional health of infants and young children

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Zlotkin, Stanley ^c   Siekmann, Jonathan ^a   Lartey, Anna ^b   Yang, Zhenyu ^a  

^a GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Codex Alimentarius; Complementary food supplements; Food; Fortified complementary foods; Home fortification; Infants and young children; Micronutrient powders (MNPs); Nutrition

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BREASTFEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GUIDELINE; HYGIENE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NATIONAL STRATEGY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; STANDARD (REGULATION); STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRACE ELEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BABY FOOD; BREAST FEEDING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELEMENTAL DIET; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FOOD, FORMULATED; FOOD, FORTIFIED; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77954922934     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265100312s205     Document Type: Article

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