1	The Flour Miller’s Tool Kit on Fortification Resources for planning, producing and marketing high quality flour fortified with vitamins and minerals
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3	Toolkit Production and Development This toolkit was developed by the Iron Deficiency Project Advisory Service (IDPAS) in close collaboration with the Micronutrient Initiative (MI), the Flour Fortification Initiative, (FFI) and the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM). Initial funds and technical resources were contributed by the Micronutrient Initiative, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation (USCDC) from a grant from Cargill Inc. and from the International Nutrition Foundation. Technical assistance also was provided by the Department of Grain Science and Industry of Kansas State University, American Ingredients, Co., Research Products Co. Toolkit Production Team IDPAS Project director: Gary R. Gleason (IDPAS) Project leader and principle developer: Sara Rakaczky (IDPAS) Technical information gathering: Sara Rakaczky, Angela Whalley (IDPAS) Marketing information: Jack Bagrianski, Gary R. Gleason Principle reviewer and detailed revisions: Peter Ranum National premix development, procurement and use: Peter Ranum, Quinten Johnson Mill production: Jeff Gwirtz (IOAM) Premix products and feeders information: Monte White (Research Products Co.), Bill Gambel, Bill Olson, Bill Lindquist (American Ingredients Co.) Quality control information: Peter Ranum, Quinten Johnson, Dave Nelson (American Ingredients Co.) Steve Shorn (Research Products Co.) Video and audio tape: Rick Weber, Karl Sneath, Bill Weaver (Mid-America Productions, Inc.) Video editing: Sara Rakaczky (IDPAS) Writing and editing: Sara Rakaczky, Gary R. Gleason, Jack Bagrianski, Peter Ranum, Angela Whalley (IDPAS), Annie Wesley (MI) Digital transfer and assistance: Stephen Breck, (Auxiliary Services, Tufts University Medical School) Dissemination and Networking Strategies: Roby Hill (FFI) Russian Beta Presentation translation: Ayadil Saparbekov Chinese Beta Presentation translation: Geng Ming
4	The Flour Miller’s Tool Kit on Fortification Version 1.0 Dissemination and Rules for Use This PowerPoint presentation is Version 1 of a new resource intended to help flour millers learn about, plan for and implement flour fortification. It has limited distribution and is solely for the purpose review and comment by technical experts, millers and the specialists representing the main sources of information. Please send comments and/or information on any problems found in this Beta version as well as suggestions for revision and expansion of future versions to the following email address: Millers.Fortification.Toolkit@inffoundation.org Following review and any necessary changes, The Flour Miller’s Tool Kit on Fortification Version 1.0 will be produced for active distribution on CD ROM and via the internet. Dissemination will be done in collaboration with the International Association of Operative Millers (IOAM) and other organizations. Updating of Version 1.0 with additional information, graphics, illustrations, documents and other materials that may be useful for millers in planning and carrying our flour fortification is already being planned and those reviewing this version are encouraged to suggest and to provide information they would like included on updates or new versions of the Tool Kit. The Flour Miller’s Tool Kit on Fortification Version 1.0 is scheduled for release in English before 30 April 2006. Based on the level of interest and demand updated and expanded version can be created and disseminated at intervals as short as six months. Russian and Chinese language versions are currently being negotiated. To order copies of the CD ROM or for additional information please contact: Jeff Gwirtz (jeff@jagsi.com) or Gary Gleason (ggleason@inffoundation.org)
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6	The Flour Miller’s Tool Kit on Fortification Goal of the Toolkit: An easy to use reference for flour millers to learn about and produce fortified. Main topics covered: Fortification: why & how Premix Fortified flour production Assuring high quality Marketing fortified flour
7	Tips on Using this Toolkit Not many people are expected to use all the information in the toolkit. It is arranged for easy access to various type of information useful for different aspects of successfully setting up a mill for flour fortification, producing a high quality product and for marketing fortified flour. The “Table of Contents” and the “Section Heading” pages show what each section contains. It should be easy to skip to the toolkit sections that are most relevant to you. Many sections contains links to video footage, photographs, sound clips, additional documents and resources.
8	TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1: Introduction to Flour Fortification Section 2A: Procuring Materials & Setting Up the Mill Section 2B: Choosing an Addition Method Section 2C: Ensuring Adequate Mixing Section 2D: Studies on Iron Bioavailability Section 3: On the Production Line Section 4: Assuring Quality Control Section 5: Keys to Effective Marketing of Fortified Flour Section 6: Cost Issues