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Nutrition International, the Food Fortification Initiative and partners launch new evidence to strengthen food fortification for anaemia reduction
August 26, 2026
Best Practice Paper: Micronutrient Fortification (Iron and Salt Iodization)
In the Copenhagen Consensus, 2008, a group of world‐renowned economists ranked food fortification with iron and iodine as a top public health intervention priority for countries using benefit‐cost analysis. This Best Practice Paper discusses challenges that increase the risk of iron and iodine deficiencies in populations, describes key components for implementing sustainable national fortification programs, provides a detailed economic analysis of fortification and discusses implications of the analysis.