Category: Fortification Standards

A Momentous Achievement: Food Fortification is now Mandatory in Zimbabwe!  Food fortification is now mandatory in Zimbabwe. With 72% of children under the age 6 being iron deficient, and 31%…

In March, the Second Workshop on Human Capacity Building to Monitor Nutritious and Fortified Foods in the East, Central, and Southern Africa (ECSA) Region was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia….

Burundi’s program took an enormous step forward with the signing of the Presidential Fortification Decree! As of March 2016, after the established grace period, fortification will be mandatory for all…

Despite continued political turmoil, as of June 8th, Savonor, Burundi’s only cooking oil facility holding a 60% market share, began fortification!  Initial premix and testing equipment have been generously donated…

The publication and public announcement of Malawi’s Gazette means that fortification standards are mandatory for wheat and maize flour, cooking oil, and sugar throughout the country. Bureau of Standard and…

Savonor, Burundi’s largest cooking oil facility announced at the end of March that it would begin fortification before the legislative decree is signed. PHC is thrilled by Savonor’s decision, which…

Despite the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Liberia’s fortification program has made impressive strides in the past few months, thanks to our hard-working partners on the ground. Despite the burden…

July 2014 marks the end of Liberia’s nine month grace period for local industries and importers to comply with the nation’s adopted food fortification standards. To ensure compliance, Liberia’s first…

PHC is pleased to announce that this week Liberia published its revised food fortification standards, making the import and production of fortified food products (including wheat flour, cooking oil, sugar,…

This week, Project Healthy Children had what we all agree was the most significant day in our history. On July 3, 2013, the Rwandan Ministry of Trade and Industry officially…