If my country is already fortifying and review its standard in light of the 2009 WHO guidelines for fortification, what costs are involved?
Revising a country’s existing standards may involve organizing a multi-sector group to review the current policy and develop new recommendations. If new standards are necessary, some costs may be involved in publishing the new standards for pre-mix, the milling process, and/or point of sale of flour and flour products. Changes in pre-mix formulation may necessitate changes in internal and external quality assurance processes like the purchase of new laboratory testing equipment. As an example, most iron compounds can be monitored with a traditional spot test, but the sodium iron EDTA compound requires different testing methods. The 2009 flour fortification recommendations have been endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), The Micronutrient Initiative (MI), and the Flour Fortification Initiative (FFI). The recommendations
