The global regulatory landscape regarding micronutrient fortification of condiments and seasonings

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1357, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-7

  Mejia, Luis A ^a   Bower, Allyson M ^b  

^a Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Condiments; Food fortification; Micronutrient; Regulations; Seasonings

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE SODIUM; IODINE; IRON; RETINOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOYBEAN OIL; TRACE ELEMENT;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CHINA; CONDIMENT; FOOD SAFETY; INDIA; INDONESIA; LAW; NUTRIENT; PHILIPPINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; VIET NAM; ANALYSIS; FORTIFIED FOOD; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; SPICE; STANDARDS; TRENDS; UNITED NATIONS;

CONDIMENTS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GLOBAL HEALTH; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; SPICES; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84958895235     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12854     Document Type: Article

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