Fortified Foods Are Major Contributors to Apparent Intakes of Vitamin A and Iodine, but Not Iron, in Diets of Women of Reproductive Age in 4 African Countries

- 13/06/2020

Food fortification is implemented to increase intakes of specific nutrients in the diet, but contributions of fortified foods to nutrient intakes are rarely quantified.

Micronutrients in emergencies: how can we prevent an increase in hidden hunger?

09 June 2020Online Webinar, United States

The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming our world. We are seeing rapid changes in areas such as health care delivery, food security, agriculture, and international aid prioritization. In addition to the immediate impact to health and society, the COVID-19 pandemic may result in significant short- and long-term disruptions to food systems.

Measuring the household coverage and quantifying nutrient contributions of biofortified foods in Musanze, Rwanda

- 13/05/2020

Information on the coverage and consumption of biofortified foods is critical to assess the performance and potential for impact of programmes. The objective of this study was to develop and test methods for assessing the coverage and consumption of biofortified foods and their contribution to nutrient intakes of children and women of reproductive age. 

Micronutrient Forum 5th Global Conference and Second Global Summit on Food Fortification to take place November 8 to 13, 2020

We are pleased to announce 8 through 13 November, 2020 as the new dates for the Micronutrient Forum 5th Global Conference , 8 and 9 November 2020 as the new dates for the Second Global Summit on Food Fortification in Bangkok, Thailand.

The unfinished agenda for food fortification in low- and middle-income countries: quantifying progress, gaps and potential opportunities

- 29/01/2020

Large-scale food fortification (LSFF) is a cost-effective intervention that is widely implemented, but there is scope to further increase its potential. To identify gaps and opportunities, we first accessed the Global Fortification Data Exchange (GFDx) to identify countries that could benefit from new fortification programs.

Food fortification - an essential development strategy

05 February 2020Bruxelles, Belgium

Food fortification, the addition of vitamins and minerals to foods to make them more nutritious, is proven to have long-lasting positive effects on people’s lives by reducing micronutrient deficiencies. No other technology offers as large an opportunity to improve lives at such low cost and in such a short time

Doubling down on food fortification to fortify the future

Pellagra. Beriberi. You likely haven’t heard of these debilitating diseases: they were virtually eradicated more than 70 years ago by adding essential vitamins and minerals to commonly consumed staple foods and condiments. One of the most common forms of fortification, salt iodisation, is now practiced in more than 160 countries and is credited with preventing 750 million cases of goitre over the past 25 years. 

GAIN Briefing Paper Series 1 - The Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT)

- 24/07/2019

The FACT provides details on how to plan, design, implement, analyse, and report a FACT survey. It was designed to help stakeholders collect, analyse, and synthesise standardised data on quality, coverage, and consumption of fortified foods, and fills a gap in the availability of standardised tools to generate information to understand how well programmes are working and how to improve them. 

Interim summary report: Food systems for children and adolescents - working together to secure nutritious diets

- 05/10/2018

Food systems are essential to delivering healthy, affordable and sustainable diets, but the nutritional needs of children and adolescents are often not prioritised. UNICEF and GAIN co-hosted a global consultation on children, adolescents and food systems in November 2018.

Market assessment of fortified oil and ghee in Mozambique

A market assessment was conducted in Mozambique in 2015 across eight market hubs strategically selected in different regions of the country. These results help propose a plan for effective monitoring of fortified foods on the market.