Food fortification is one of the most cost-effective and proven interventions used to prevent vitamin and mineral (micronutrient) deficiencies at a population level. Fortification is the process of adding essential micronutrients to commonly consumed foods such as maize flour, oil, rice, salt, and wheat flour. Food fortification can be part of a country’s nutrition strategy and used to complement other interventions, such as micronutrient supplementation, dietary diversity promotion, biofortification, home fortification, promotion of good infant and child feeding practices, and others.

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