Rice Fortification
On 15th August, 2021, Prime Minister announced the fortification of rice distributed under various government schemes, including the public distribution system (PDS) and mid-day meals in schools, by 2024.
About Rice Fortification
- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) defines fortification as “deliberately increasing the content of essential micronutrients in a food so as to improve the nutritional quality of food and to provide public health benefit with minimal risk to health”.
- In other words, rice fortification is a process of adding micronutrients to regular rice. The micronutrients are added keeping in mind dietary requirements.
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