Flour Fortification Initiative

The Flour Fortification Initiative is a movement of a collective network of individuals and organizations to facilitate making micronutrient fortification of flour standard practice. The network’s members are composed of people in the public, private and civic sectors and who combine their resources and relationships to do so more effectively.

The mission of the Flour Fortification Initiative is to stimulate interaction and partnership between the public sector and the grain and flour industries and to inform and encourage the industry to make micronutrient fortification of flour a normal part of large roller mill flour production.

As one of the leading supporters of the Flour Fortification Initiative, IAOM has been a prominent player in FFI’s work from the very beginning. In 2003, IAOM’s board of directors approved a resolution in support of FFI agreeing to

• coordinate the development of fortification learning tools;
  
• work with FFI to build a coordinated worldwide support network for milling education programs; and
  
• make training resources on flour fortification available through IAOM. 

Then, under the Education Committee’s guidance, the FFI Training and Technical Support Group was formed. With the direction provided by IAOM member Dr. Gwirtz, the group identified milling educators around the world and sought their support in identifying those subject areas where training materials could be further developed. 

Flour fortification has also taken center stage numerous times at the IAOM Middle East and Africa District conferences, and was a featured topic at IAOM’s 2003 conference in North America.  IAOM support is also evident through its leadership of the FFI Training and Technical Support Group.

FFI Executive Management Team

CURRENT MEMBERS

Scott Montgomery (Chair)
Global Procurement Leader
Cargill, Inc.

Nick Alipui (Co-Chair)
Director, Programme Division
UNICEF

Ala Alwan
Assistant Director General
Non Communicable Diseases and Mental Health Cluster
World Health Organization

Peter Boehni
Head, Nutrition Solutions
The Bühler Group

Steven Boyages
Chief Executive
Sydney West Area Health Service

William H. Dietz
Director, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jamie Greenheck
Chair, Communications Group
SVP/Senior Partner
Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.

Greg Harvey
CEO
Interflour Group

M.C. Venkatesh Mannar
Executive Director
The Micronutrient Initiative

Marc Van Ameringen
Executive Director
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

Melinda Farris
Executive Vice President
International Association of Operative Millers
 

Fortification Resources

Code of Practice for Premix Operations – Pan American Health Organization

Fortification Handbook – The Micronutrient Initiative

Manual for Wheat Flour Fortification with Iron, Part 1 – MOST, the USAID Micronutrient Program
Manual for Wheat Flour Fortification with Iron, Part 2 – MOST, the USAID Micronutrient Program
Manual for Wheat Flour Fortification with Iron, Part 3 – MOST, the USAID Micronutrient Program

Miller's Toolkit – Iron Deficiency Project Advisory Service (IDPAS)