National Mandated Food Fortification Programs

Food Fortification in a Globalized World

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 53-62

  Garrett, Greg S ^a  

^a GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cost effective; Fortification; legislation; mandatory program; micronutrient; multistakeholder intervention; nutrition; policy; public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 85075622856     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802861-2.00005-5     Document Type: Chapter

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