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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT NUTRITION MONTH 1998, FOOD FORTIFICATION, AND SANGKAP PINOY SEAL

1. What is Nutrition Month?
2. What is the focus of Nutrition Month 1998?
3. Why focus on food fortification?
4. But, are there no other means to improve nutrient intake other than food fortification?
5. What is food fortification?
6. Can all food products be fortified?
7. Why are iodine, vitamin A and iron still added to foods like cooking oil, sugar, flour or salt. Can't these be taken in the form of tablets or capsules?
8. Are there differences between fortified and non-fortified products?
9. What fortified food products are available in the market?
10. How safe are fortified foods?
11. Can fortified foods be consumed by pregnant women, very young children, and someone who is ill?
12. Are fortified foods expensive?
13. How would I know that a food product is fortified?
14. What is sangkap pinoy?
15. What is the Sangkap Pinoy Seal Program (SPSP)?
16. What are the objectives of the SPSP?
17. Can all food manufacturers avail of the SPS?
18. What products have the Sangkap Pinoy Seal?
19. What steps may be taken to avail of the SPS?
20. Where can food manufacturers apply?
21. Are other efforts being done along food fortification?
22. What is the food industry's role in the program?
23. Who shall be responsible for the food fortification program?