The Food and Drugs Board has started a nationwide food fortification project to address the problem of malnutrition among children.
For starters, cooking oil and wheat flour are to be fortified with essential nutrients.
The Project Manager, Richard Odum Nyumuah said the primary target of the project are children between the ages of 2 – 5 and women.
Explaining the rationale for targeting this category of people, Mr Nyumuah said “the idea is that children are very active and because they are now growing, they need nutrients and vitamins to grow well. Women through their activities and life cycles lose a lot of blood” and need to replenish that.
He said the FDB is working to ensure manufacturers of the products stated fortify them with the requisite nutrients.
Source: Joy News/Ghana
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