Beyond effectiveness—the adversities of implementing a fortification program. A case study on the quality of iron fortification of fish and soy sauce in Cambodia

Nutrients

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Laillou, Arnaud ^a   Pfanner, Simon ^b   Chan, Theary ^b   Chea, Chantum ^c   Mam, Borath ^c   Sambath, Pol ^b   Vonthanak, Saphoon ^d   Wieringa, Frank ^e  

^a United Nations Children's Fund Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^b Reproductive and Child Health Alliance   (Cambodia)

^c National Sub Committee of Food Fortification   (Cambodia)

^d National Institute of Public Health   (Cambodia)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Codex; Compliance; Fortified sauces; Iron; Quality control

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; IRON; IRON INTAKE; SALT INTAKE;

ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FISH; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON FORTIFICATION; IRON INTAKE; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALT INTAKE; SAMPLING; SOY FOOD; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ANALYSIS; EVALUATION STUDY; FISH PRODUCT; FORTIFIED FOOD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS;

CAMBODIA; FISH PRODUCTS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; NITROGEN; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; SOY FOODS;

EID: 84958580528     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu8020094     Document Type: Article

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