Tata Chemicals has introduced the country's first iodine plus iron fortified salt in the western State, as the deficiency has been found in more than 55% women and 70% children, the primary cause of anaemia. The iron-fortified iodised salt has been developed by the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad.
The salt will be priced at Rs 20 a kg, it marks the entry of iron-fortified iodized salt in Gujarat, after a 20-year research journey on double fortification technology and premix led by the NIN. This technology was offered to Tata Chemicals under a long-term MoU after due studies on bio-availability across the population strata conducted and published by NIN.
