Table 1. Legally mandated fortification levels in Côte d’Ivoire for wheat flour, vegetable oil and salt.
Vehicle | Fortificant | Mandated levels at | |||
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Importation | Production | Sales points | Reference | ||
Salt | Iodine (as KIO3) | 80–100 mg/kg | 50–80 mg/kg | 30–50 mg/kg | [15] |
Vegetable oil | Retinyl palmitate or equivalent | 8 μg retinol equivalents/g | [16] | ||
Wheat flour | Electrolytic iron | 60 mg/kg | [17] | ||
Ferrous fumarate | 30 mg/kg | [18] | |||
Folic acid | 1.5 mg/kg | [17] |