NATIONAL FOOD

FORTIFICATION DAY
 E.O. 382
 Oct. 29, 2004
 Former Pres. Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo
 November 7th
 DOH
 It is the Philippine government’s response
to the growing micronutrient
malnutrition, which has been prevalent in
the country for the past several years.
 FOOD FORTIFICATON
 Fortification is defined as the addition of
nutrients to processed foods or food
products at levels above the natural state.
 Food Fortification is addition of
micronutrient, deficient in the diet, to a
food which is widely consumed by a
specific at-risk groups
 R.A. 8172 “An Act of Salt
Iodization Nationwide”
(ASIN)
 Former Pres. Fidel V. Ramos
 December 20, 1995
 R.A. 8976 “The Philippine
Food Fortification Act of
2000”
 Former Pres. Joseph Ejercito
Estrada
 November 2, 2000
 The Philippine Food
Fortification Program
 Covers all imported or locally
processed foods or food
products for sale or
distribution in the Philippines
 The Philippine Food
Fortification Program
 Mandatory Food Fortification
 The Philippine Food
Fortification Program
 Voluntary Food Fortification