Category: Fortification Standards

On the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly, the Strategic Fortification Partners, under the Millers for Nutrition (M4N) initiative, launched a report, “Fortifying Food Markets,” co-authored by Jane…

“Fortification is a costly process. I want to acknowledge Sanku’s effort in ensuring that small-scale millers can produce quality fortified flour. We will use the Dosifier unit to demonstrate the…

A new study by the Micronutrient Forum, GAIN and USAID indicates that one in two children worldwide are iron, zinc or vitamin A deficient, while two-thirds women of reproductive age…

Felix Brooks-church, Sanku’s CEO, spoke to the World Food Programme‘s Innovation Accelerator about setting up a small-scale food fortification program and challenges in scaling innovation in Africa.

Ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit, UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit, Sanku joined a range of food fortification experts (including the Food…

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…