To strengthen the regulatory monitoring of compliance to food fortification standards and regulation, the European Union Funded Food Fortification Programme domiciled at JKUAT carried out a country-wide industry surveillance exercise. The two-week exercise that commenced on July 12, 2021 targeting over 150 maize and wheat millers sought to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the fortification process while determining the key problems or challenges encountered in implementing the mandatory fortification of maize and wheat flour. This was a follow up of a market surveillance study conducted in March 2020 where the results showed low compliance... Continue reading →
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