Financing and Sustainability of Food Fortification

Laviolette, Luc

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-802861-2.00009-2

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“…Hence, one of the prerequisites for successful fortification is proper implementation and financial planning. For governments to play a key role in regulating, enforcing, monitoring, evaluating and sustaining public demand for fortified food products, they need to secure predictable and secure domestic financing (Laviolette, 2018).…”

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“…According to the study of Nilson et al from an ecological point of view, food fortification is considered to be a sustainable approach (Nilson & Piza, 1998). Fortification is an environmentally clean process due to the low impact it has on the environment and the minimal waste it generates (Laviolette, 2018). Additionally, the simulation study of Bruins & Létinois showed that adding vitamin D‐fortified options to the diet could enable the achievement of adequate intake of vitamin D dietary recommendations while reducing the carbon footprint (Bruins & Létinois, 2021).…”

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Implementing micronutrient fortification programs as a potential practical contribution to achieving sustainable diets

Fatemi,

Irankhah,

Kruger

et al. 2023

Nutrition Bulletin

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Due to sustainability concerns related to current diets and environmental challenges, it is crucial to have sound policies to protect human and planetary health. It is proposed that sustainable diets will improve public health and food security and decrease the food system's effect on the environment. Micronutrient deficiencies are a well‐known major public health concern. One‐third to half of the world's population suffers from nutrient deficiencies, which have a negative impact on society in terms of unrealised potential and lost economic productivity. Large‐scale fortification with different micronutrients has been found to be a useful strategy to improve public health. As a cost‐effective strategy to improve micronutrient deficiency, this review explores the role of micronutrient fortification programmes in ensuring the nutritional quality (and affordability) of diets that are adjusted to help ensure environmental sustainability in the face of climate change, for example by replacing some animal‐sourced foods with nutrient‐dense, plant‐sourced foods fortified with the micronutrients commonly supplied by animal‐sourced foods. Additionally, micronutrient fortification considers food preferences based on the dimensions of a culturally sustainable diet. Thus, we conclude that investing in micronutrient fortification could play a significant role in preventing and controlling micronutrient deficiencies, improving diets and being environmentally, culturally and economically sustainable.

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