National Wheat and Maize Flour Fortification Standards and Their Comparison with International Guidelines in Countries with Mandatory Fortification (P22-001-19)

Compare national wheat and maize flour standards to World Health Organization (WHO) fortification guidelines in countries with mandatory fortification. Seventy-three countries’ grain availability, flour extraction rate, flour standards (with fortification compounds and nutrient levels) and mass fortification of other foods were obtained from databases and country contacts. For each nutrient, standards were compared with recommendations,...