According to the 5th National Survey “Nutrition of the Mongolian population”, the there is a common high deficiency in vitamin and minerals among children and women in Mongolia.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the Government of Mongolia to consume enriched food daily and provide a large portion of the day to day calories by a large proportion of the population.
Therefore, the State Great Khural of Mongolia (Parliament) adopted the Law on the Enriched Food on 03 May 2018, which shall be effective from 31 December 2019.
The food enrichment is aimed at preventing and monitoring vitamin and minerals’ deficiencies among the populations and is a cost-effective and efficient public health measurement.
The Government of Mongolia approved the “List of Mandatory Enrichment Food ” by the Resolution No. 336 of October 31, 2018. According to the resolution, wheat flour, bread flour and salt are required to be enriched. This also applies to flour and salt imported to Mongolia.
According to the WHO recommendation, the enrichment preparation for wheat flour is a combination of vitamins B and D vitamins, iron and zinc. However, salt for food is enriched with potassium iodate (KIO3).
In the framework of the Law on Enriched Food, it is planned to approve the rules of the registration of the enriched food, the creation of its database, the production and storage of fortified foods and the procedures of indicating the enriched food’s emblems and symbols.