![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These regulations list the food to which micronutrients may be added, which micronutrients may be added, and the levels to which they may be added (Health Canada, 2002). The addition of vitamins and minerals (micronutrients) to food in Canada is controlled under regulatory provisions first declared in 1964 (Part D Division 3 of the Food and Drug Regulations ). Discretionary fortification refers to all other forms of the addition of nutrients to food, including unenriched versions of products for which an enrichment standard has been promulgated by FDA. In the United States, mandatory fortification (usually called enrichment) refers to the situation when a product is formulated to conform to the standard of identity promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the enriched version of the food. The purpose of this chapter is not to review the rationale for fortification, which remains debated in many circles, but to provide a brief overview of the history and current status of policies, guidelines, and regulations related to fortification. The addition of nutrients to food, food constituents, or supplements, termed fortification, has a complex history in the United States and Canada. ![]()
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