Local versus offshore production of ready-to-use therapeutic foods and small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Segrè, Joel ^a   Liu, Grace ^b   Komrska, Jan ^c  

^a Independent Consultant   (United States)

^b Independent Consultant   (United States)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

lipid based nutrient supplement (LNS); local production; manufacturing; offshore production; ready to use therapeutic foods (RUTF)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; READY TO USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD; TAX; ANALYSIS; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FAST FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; PEANUT ALLERGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRODUCT SAFETY; TASTE; UNITED NATIONS;

TRACE ELEMENT;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FAST FOODS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; TASTE; TAXES; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84997610246     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12376     Document Type: Article

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