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 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 has
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.
The Micronutrient Initiative
Fortification Handbook
MOST, the USAID
Micronutrient Program
Manual for
Wheat Flour Fortification with Iron, Part 1
Manual for
Wheat Flour Fortification with Iron, Part 2
Manual for
Wheat Flour Fortification with Iron, Part 3
Quality Assurance as Applied to Micronutrient Fortification,
International Life Sciences
Institute and USAID
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