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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Trade and Industry CS Rebecca Miano has urged food manufactures to ensure fortification requirements are met in a bid to supply Kenyans with nutritious diets.<\/p>\n

Miano said the micro-nutrient fortification index is a critical concern for public health even if it goes unnoticed often.<\/p>\n

“Inadequate intake of micro-nutrients is a significant public health concern globally and it affects millions of lives. The concept of micro-nutrients fortification index arises from the neccessity to address this issue for purposes of improving the health and well-being of our citizens,” Miano said.<\/p>\n

“I urge food manufacturers to adhere to the laid down food fortification regulations and invest in technologies that will guarantee the delivery of accurate and uniform fortification of their products.”<\/p>\n

She spoke on Tuesday in Nairobi during the Millers for Nutrition launch in Kenya<\/p>\n

The CS said quantifying the level of fortification in food products gives a chance to assess the nutritional status of Kenyans.<\/p>\n

Miano explained that in fortification, micro-nutrients like iron, zinc, folic acid, vitamins and iodine are added to staple foods to improve their nutritional value.<\/p>\n

“Numerous studies carried out in recent years confirm that food fortification programmes help in combating conditions like anaemia and goitre. By fortifying foods, governments save lives,” she said.<\/p>\n

Miano urged food manufacturers and millers to continue working towards a future where all Kenyans can access nutritious and fortified foods.<\/p>\n

She also called on Kenyans to embrace healthy diets saying fortified foods do not provide all nutrients a person needs.<\/p>\n

Food Systems Transformation and Food Processing Practice Global Director, Dominic Schofield, said if food is not safe and nutritious, then it is not food.<\/p>\n

He said about three billion people globally currently suffer from some kind of micro-nutrient deficiency.<\/p>\n

“Food fortification plays an integral part of a nation’s strategy to improve access to healthy diets,” he said.<\/p>\n

Ministry of Health Food Safety head Brenda Obura said in Kenya, there is mandatory fortification of maize meal flour, wheat flour, oils, fats and salts.<\/p>\n

“From the time we started mandatory fortification in 2012, we have seen a lot of improvements especially in the health aspect,” she said.<\/p>\n

Oburu said stunted growth is a major nutrition concern in Kenya.<\/p>\n

“In 2014 we had 26 per cent stunted growth, right now we have gone down to 18 per cent in the 2022 survey,” she said.<\/p>\n

Obura observed that foods are fortified with up to nine micro-nutrients.<\/p>\n

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