{"id":15397,"date":"2019-04-15T11:26:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T05:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/?p=15397"},"modified":"2021-01-15T11:13:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T05:43:56","slug":"food-fortification-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/food-fortification-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Laws for Food Fortification in India?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Food is an integral part of our life and is necessary for human survival. Hence, food safety is of utmost priority for any country. Since India is an agricultural dependent economy, the food industry holds <g class=\"gr_ gr_8 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"8\" data-gr-id=\"8\">a significant<\/g> importance. In order to monitor the laws relating to food, the Government of India enacted the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Finally, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/fssai-registration\">FSSAI<\/a><\/strong>), on August 02, 2018 has made the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2018 which have been notified in the Gazette of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification.png\" alt=\"Laws for Food Fortification\" class=\"wp-image-15398\" width=\"682\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification.png 844w, https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification-768x383.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What\nis Food Fortification?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortification means purposely increasing the\ncontent of essential micronutrients in a food as to improve the nutritional\nquality of food and to provide public health benefit with minimal risk to\nhealth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, food fortification is a scientifically proven, cost-effective, scalable and sustainable global intervention that addresses the issue of micronutrient deficiencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification-1.png\" alt=\"What is Food Fortification\" class=\"wp-image-15399\" width=\"609\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification-1.png 796w, https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification-1-768x472.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Need for Food Fortification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Micro-nutrient deficiencies affect not only the\npoor. Less obvious but nonetheless important are the effects of today&rsquo;s\nlifestyles in the developed world on nutritional status. There are increased\nfood choices, yes, but low micro-nutrient densities. The hectic pace of life\ncan lead to inadequacies in the diet, so that even in well-endowed societies\npeople are increasingly looking to fortified foods to make up the deficiencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Food fortification has for one reason or the other emerged as a <g class=\"gr_ gr_16 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling\" id=\"16\" data-gr-id=\"16\">non<\/g>&ndash; complicated way to improve the nutritional value of a diet.<\/li><li>It has been applied for decades to improve the nutritional status of target populations in various countries by adding value to simple, affordable staple foods. Indeed, in many countries fortification of staples such as wheat flour is mandatory, to replace nutrients lost through food processing or to reduce the prevalence of identified deficiencies.<\/li><li><g class=\"gr_ gr_22 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"22\" data-gr-id=\"22\">Further,<\/g> in India, the micronutrient intake for most micronutrients is less than the recommended dietary allowances across age groups; in most cases, the gap varies between 50%-70%<\/li><li>Also, micronutrient deficiency disorders (MNDs) have many adverse effects on human health, not all of which are clinically evident. <\/li><li>Even moderate levels of deficiency can have serious detrimental effects on human functioning along with profound implications for economic development and productivity, particularly in terms of potentially huge public health costs and the loss of human capital formation.<\/li><li>The control of micronutrient deficiencies is an essential part of the overall effort to fight hunger and malnutrition. <\/li><li><g class=\"gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"18\" data-gr-id=\"18\">Food based<\/g> strategies namely dietary diversification and food fortification along with public health measures, nutrition education and supplementation are known <g class=\"gr_ gr_19 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"19\" data-gr-id=\"19\">evidence based<\/g> approaches to address the situation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification-3.png\" alt=\"Need for Food Fortification\" class=\"wp-image-15401\" width=\"690\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification-3.png 857w, https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification-3-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification-3-768x175.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Features of Food Fortification\nRegulations <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Prescribes the standards of the addition of micronutrients for the purpose of food fortification<\/li><li>Manufacturers of the fortified food provide a quality assurance undertaking<\/li><li>Also, packaged and labeled fortified food to state the food <g class=\"gr_ gr_8 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling\" id=\"8\" data-gr-id=\"8\">fortificant<\/g> added, logo and the tagline &rdquo; Sampoorna Poshann Swasth Jeevan.&rdquo;<\/li><li>It should be in compliance with Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Role of Food Fortification in addressing micronutrient deficiencies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Prevention or minimization of occurrence of micronutrient deficiency in a population of specific population groups.<\/li><li>Also, contribution to the correction of a demonstrated micronutrient deficiency in a population or specific population groups.<\/li><li>&nbsp;A potential for an improvement in nutritional status and dietary intakes that may be,  or may become, suboptimal as a result of changes in dietary habits\/lifestyles.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Advantages of Food\nFortification in addition to improvement of nutritional status<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Fortification requires neither changes in existing food patterns nor any kind of individual compliance<\/li><li>Also, it is cost effective and quite reasonable<\/li><li>Multi-micronutrient fortified foods are also better at lowering the risk of the multiple deficiencies that can result from several deficits in the food supply or a poor quality diet. <\/li><li>Moreover, it is usually possible to add one or serval micronutrients without adding substantially to the total cost of the food product at the point of manufacture.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Food fortification mandatory or\nvoluntary?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortification is voluntary. However, if any staple claims to be fortified, the standards as notified have to be followed. Besides, the intent is to ensure that the interest of the consumer is protected and the +F logo can only be used if the staple is fortified as per the regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &lsquo;+F&rsquo; logo has been notified to identify fortified foods. Scientific Health Claims for label declaration of fortified foods approved by the Scientific Panel on Nutrition and Fortification were also released. With the regulations being notified in the Gazette of India, FSSAI has firmly placed food fortification on the national agenda. Hence, this thas created an enabling environment and encouraged food businesses to adopt food fortification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification-4.png\" alt=\"Food Safety and Standards\" class=\"wp-image-15402\" width=\"697\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification-4.png 893w, https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification-4-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Food-Fortification-4-768x223.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, in October 2016, FSSAI operationalized the <strong>Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2016<\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=177039\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup> for fortifying staples namely Wheat Flour and Rice (with Iron, Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid), Milk and Edible Oil (with Vitamins A and D) and Double Fortified Salt (with Iodine and Iron) to reduce the high burden of micronutrient malnutrition in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With increasing awareness of the efficacy of food fortification, many countries have initiated large-scale trials and projects to facilitate widespread fortification of staple foods, including oil. International organizations such as UNICEF, WHO and Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation too have <g class=\"gr_ gr_5 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace\" id=\"5\" data-gr-id=\"5\">recognised<\/g> food fortification the priority and potential of food fortification in helping meet nutrition goals across the world. Twenty-seven countries, moreover, have already mandated oil fortification, according to the Food Fortification Initiative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/start-catering-business-in-india\/\">How to Start a Catering Business in India<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food is an integral part of our life and is necessary for human survival. Hence, food safety is of utmost priority for any country. 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