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Iodine in global news
29. April 2019
Kenya: Let's leverage food fortification for healthy outcomes
Today, nearly half of children born in urban and a quarter of those born in rural Kenya are likely to suffer brain and spinal cord defects due to folate (Vitamin B9) deficiency. Moreover, about a third of...
29. April 2019
USA: These Maine entrepreneurs want you to eat seaweed And love it
If you find yourself asking, “What’s Seaweed Week?” or more to the point, “Why should I care?” Josh Rogers can explain. Seaweed Week is his idea, dreamed up to highlight the many virtues of seaweed and...
26. April 2019
Ireland: Do you risk losing key nutrients by switching from milk to non-dairy alternatives?
Once we sloshed cow’s milk over our cereal but now it’s all about choice. But do we risk losing key nutrients by switching to non-dairy options, asks Sharon Ní Chonchúir. (...) Iodine is another...
22. February 2019
Kiwanis gives UNICEF $200,000 to fight IDD in Sudan
The Kiwanis Children’s Fund Board of Trustees has approved a US$200,000 grant to help UNICEF fight dangerously low levels of salt iodization in Sudan. Kiwanis International has been committed to...
26. December 2018
Argentina: 70% of the salt consumed is not iodized (In Spanish)
Durante un encuentro de formación para salineros, desde Iodine Global Network destacaron que en Salta solo cinco salineras cumplen las normativas vigentes. Los alimentos industriales no se elaboran con ...
11. October 2018
First European map on iodine deficiency
Excerpted from: "First European map on iodine deficiency" by CORDIS. Published in Medical Xpress on October 10, 2018. Harmonisation of the collective approaches that ensure sufficient iodine intake in...
21. August 2018
Philippines: Groups back bill exempting local sea salt from ASIN law
FOOD entrepreneurs and exporters want to make the non-iodization of salt no longer a sin under the law. In a position paper, multisectoral group Competitiveness Currency Forum (CCF) rallied behind ...
21. August 2018
Micronutrient deficiencies: The importance of vitamin A and iodine
In developing countries across the globe, many people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, stemming from improper nourishment and leading to a number of health problems. Vitamin A and iodine...
14. August 2018
Pakistan: Survey to assess success of food fortification programmes
A survey will be conducted in Islamabad to assess that how much fortified foods have contributed to the health and growth of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) and children under five. Food...
14. August 2018
To the salt flats of Senegal for a buoyant business idea
Salt Queen’s micro-enterprise produces four to five tonnes of product a day in peak season Senegal is the largest salt producer in west Africa, harvesting almost half a million tonnes every year. Small...
11. August 2018
India: Strategy to meet demand for iodized salt necessary for healthy life
Chennai sources stated that Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) is a major public health problem in the state and this is why daily consumption of iodized salt was the devised strategy. Meanwhile a large...
28. June 2018
IGN is seeking a technical consultant on strengthening fortificant (KIO3/premix) procurement systems in South-East Asia
In order to support national salt iodization programmes in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region, the Iodine Global Network (IGN), on behalf of the UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO),...
31. May 2018
A consultation on Double Fortified Salt (DFS): A call for authors
IGN is seeking individuals or institutions interested in taking the lead in the development of background papers for a global consultation on Double Fortified Salt (DFS). Several million people ...
29. May 2018
China reconsiders iodized salt policy amid health concerns
China will change its requirement that all salt nationwide be iodized and instead set different standards for different regions, The Beijing News reported Thursday. Zhang Wanqi, a nutrition expert at...
28. May 2018
Adding iodine to salt could help children reach full academic potential
Experts want iodine to be added to salt after research showed that a lack of the mineral in pregnant women stops half of all children reaching their full academic potential. Iodine is an essential...
28. May 2018
Iodine deficiency comes back to Vietnam
Iodine deficiency, which can causes mental retardation, has come back to Vietnam, especially in mountain communities, the country's National Hospital of Endocrinology said on Saturday. According to the...
28. May 2018
Cambodia: Salt producers told to add iodine or risk losing licence
Salt producers must now add iodine to their product or face losing their business licence after the government passed a Prakas banning sales of non-iodised salt. The move aims to tackle iodine...
21. May 2018
China to amend 24-year-old iodized salt policy
China's National Health Commission plans to amend a 24-year-old regulation covering iodized salt, demanding that producers provide non-iodized salt to meet the needs of some groups. The draft amendment...
11. May 2018
Azerbaijan’s Food Safety Agency to control quality of salt, grain
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on amending the "Decree on Ensuring the Implementation of the Law of Azerbaijan on Salt Iodization for the Purpose of Mass Prevention of Iodine...
01. May 2018
Krakow Declaration urges Europe to tackle iodine deficiency in kids
Scientists taking part in the EUthyroid project have signed up to the Krakow declaration of iodine, which urges European governments to support efforts in eliminating the micronutrient’s deficiency.