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FOOD FORTIFICATION REGULATION

      The above regulation has been revised through legal notice
      number 157 of 24th July 2015 which states in part:-

         ‘Packaged wheat flour shall be fortified and conform to
         the food requirements specified’
         ‘Packaged dry Milled maize products shall be fortified
         and conform to the requirements specified’
         ‘Vegetable fats and oils shall be fortified with vitamin A
         in accordance with the Kenya Standard for edible fats
         and oils’
         ‘Labelling of fortified products shall be done in
         accordance with the relevant East Africa Standards
         relating to nutrition’

STATUS OF GLOBAL FORTIFICATION MANDATE

Global map showing legislation on mandatory fortification
           Figure 6. -

                Areas marked in blue indicate countries where
                fortification is mandatory for food staples

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