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Quadruple Fortified Salt: An Efficient and Scalable Vehicle for Simultaneous Delivery of Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin B 12 and Iodine in Low-Resource Settings

Salt is universally consumed at a constant, predictable level independently of social status. Our approach is to develop innovative technology for incorporating these micronutrients into salt at levels that can have a significant beneficial health effect. Our objective is to develop a stable premix in the laboratory, test its long-term stability in salt, and scale up the process for premix production in pilot scale tests in India.

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