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The
Flour Fortification Initiative
is a movement of a collective network of individuals and organizations
to facilitate making micronutrient fortification of flour standard
practice. The network’s members are composed of people in the public,
private and civic sectors and who combine their resources and
relationships to do so more effectively.
The mission of the Flour Fortification Initiative
is to stimulate interaction and partnership between the public sector
and the grain and flour industries and to inform and encourage the
industry to make micronutrient fortification of flour a normal part of
large roller mill flour production.
As one of the leading supporters of the
Flour Fortification Initiative, IAOM has been a prominent player in
FFI’s work from the very beginning. In 2003, IAOM’s board of directors
approved a resolution in support of FFI agreeing to
- coordinate the development of
fortification learning tools;
- work with FFI to build a
coordinated worldwide support network for milling education
programs; and
- make training resources on flour
fortification available through IAOM.
Then, under the Education Committee’s
guidance, the FFI Training and Technical Support Group was formed. With
the direction provided by IAOM member Dr. Gwirtz, the group identified milling educators around the world and sought their support
in identifying those subject areas where training materials could be
further developed.
Flour fortification has also taken center stage
numerous times at the IAOM Middle East and Africa District conferences,
and was a featured topic at IAOM’s 2003 conference in North America.
IAOM support is also evident through its leadership of the FFI Training
and Technical Support Group.
FFI Executive Management Team
The Executive Management Team selected from the FFI Leaders Group
provides suggestions for strategic direction of FFI to Leaders Group,
plans Leaders Group meetings and oversee activities of Staff,
Communication Group (CG) and Training and Technical Support Group (TTSG).
The Executive Management Team is selected from the FFI Leaders Group.
It provides strategic direction to the global work of FFI.
CURRENT MEMBERS
Greg Harvey (Chair)
CEO
Interflour Group PTE, Ltd.
Nick Alipui (Co-Chair)
Director, Programme Division
UNICEF
Ala Alwan
Assistant Director General
Non Communicable Diseases and Mental Health Cluster
WHO
Peter Boehni
Head, Nutrition Solutions
Buhler
Melinda Farris
Executive Vice President
International Association of Operative Millers
Laurence Grummer-Strawn
Chief, Nutrition Branch
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jamie Greenheck
Chair, Communications Group
SVP/Senior Partner
Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
Glen Maberly
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Professor and Director
The Centre for Health Innovation and Partnership
Sydney West Area Health Service
M.G. Venkatesh Mannar
Executive Director
The Micronutrient Initiative
Reynaldo Martorell
Woodruff Professor of International Nutrition
Senior Advisor, Global Health Institute
Emory University
Jule Taylor
Vice-President, WorldWide Dry Milling, Flavors
Cargill, Inc.
Marc Van Ameringen
Executive Director
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Fortification Resources
Fortification Handbook
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The Micronutrient Initiative
Manual for
Wheat Flour Fortification with Iron, Part 1
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MOST,
the USAID Micronutrient Program
Manual for
Wheat Flour Fortification with Iron, Part 2
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MOST,
the USAID Micronutrient Program
Manual for
Wheat Flour Fortification with Iron, Part 3
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MOST,
the USAID Micronutrient Program
Miller's Toolkit
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Iron
Deficiency Project Advisory Service (IDPAS)
Quality Assurance as Applied to Micronutrient Fortification
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International Life Sciences
Institute
and
USAID
In the News
The World Health Organization recommends wheat and maize flour
fortification
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