FORTIFICATION RESOURCES

We have provided a few important resources on food fortification below. More resources can be found on the FFI, IGN, and GAIN websites. If you have any questions on any of the materials on this page, or have suggestions for improvement, please get in touch.

UPCOMING EVENTS

NEW! Resources on Fortification During COVID-19

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COVID-19 and Micronutrients Resource Hub
GAIN, SUN and Nutrition Connect hosted a webinar on COVID & fortification on Wednesday, 10/7 at 14.30 CEST – view the recording at https://nutritionconnect.org/webinar-fortification-covid19
- Brief: COVID-19 is making it harder for vulnerable people to access healthy food. Strengthening large scale food fortification should be part of the response.
GAIN Premix Facility (GPF)
The GAIN Premix Facility conducts technical audits on micronutrient premix blenders around the world to support access to quality-assured premix for food fortification. They also organize competitive tenders for premix procurement – to learn more, please visit: http://gpf.gainhealth.org/
Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT)
Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT) is designed for carrying out coverage assessments of fortification programmes. The FACT consists of a manual and 10 practical tools and templates that provides standardised methods for the collection, analysis, and synthesis of data on quality, coverage, and consumption of fortified foods across countries while allowing for adaptations to meet specific country needs and contexts.

RESOURCES

Links to fortification resources are categorized in sections below.

General Fortification Background

Fortification Advocacy and Endorsements

Public Health Evidence for Fortification

Effect and safety of salt iodization to prevent iodine deficiency disorders: a systematic review with meta-analyses
Aburto N, Abudou M, Candeias V, Wu T. Effect and safety of salt iodization to prevent iodine deficiency disorders: a systematic review with meta-analyses. WHO eLibrary of Evidence for Nutrition Actions (eLENA). Geneva: World Health Organization; 2014.
Evidence of the effectiveness of flour fortification programs on iron status and anemia: a systematic review
Pachón H, Spohrer R, Mei Z, Serdula M. Nutr Rev. 2015 Nov;73(11):780-95.
Folic acid to reduce neonatal mortality form neural tube disorders
Blencowe H, Cousens S, Modell B, Lawn J. International Journal of Epidemiology. April 2010 (suppl_1):i110-i121.
Impact of folic acid fortification of flour on neural tube defects: a systematic review
Castillo-Lancellotti C, Tur JA, Uauy R. Public Health Nutr. 2013 May;16(5):901-11. doi: 10.1017/S1368980012003576. Review. Erratum in: Public Health Nutr. 2013 Aug;16(8):1527
Summary: Fortifying Flour with Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
Food Fortification Initiative (FFI). Atlanta, USA. 2017.
Improved micronutrient status and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries following large-scale fortification: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis
Keats EC, Neufeld LM, Garrett GS, Mbuya MNN, Bhutta ZA. Improved micronutrient status and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries following large-scale fortification: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Jun 1;109(6):1696-1708. Doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz023.

Fortification Program Best Practices

Fortification Guidelines

Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT)

Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT)
Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT) is designed for carrying out coverage assessments of fortification programmes. The FACT consists of a manual and 10 practical tools and templates that provides standardised methods for the collection, analysis, and synthesis of data on quality, coverage, and consumption of fortified foods across countries while allowing for adaptations to meet specific country needs and contexts.

Premix Resources

Micronutrient survey manual and toolkit