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General Information on Production
Produce, Procure, Stock and Sell only Iodized Salt- A handbook for traders (DO NOT HAVE ELECTRONICALLY) full-color brochure produced by The Salt Department Ministry of Industry with the support from UNICEF
R. Prakash, S. Sundersan, R. Mohan, S. Mukherjee, S. Vir & U. Kapil.
The Salt Department in the Ministry of Industry and UNICEF
"Since iodine readily sublimes at ambient temperature, the effectiveness of salt iodization programs depends on the stability of the iodine carrier, typically potassium iodate. We examined the stability of iodine in typical salts
available in 12 countries in a controlled laboratory setting, at high temperature (40°C) and controlled humidity (60 or
100%) for periods up to 12 months. Iodine was rapidly lost in most unrefined salt samples. The presence of moisture,
due to hygroscopic impurities, and metal ion impurities, such as iron accelerated the loss of iodine. Packaging in a
moisture-proof continuous film package significantly increased the iodine retention in all samples."
Dry mixing technique for the large scale production of iodine fortified salt in India S Ranganathan(1), S Sundaresan(2), I Raghavendra(3) and S Kalyani(3)
1: National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, 2: Salt Department, Government of India, Jaipur, and 3: Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Tamilnadu, Madras
Salt Situation Assessment Guidelines
From the Training Workshop to Strengthen Monitoring & Evaluation of salt iodization and flour fortification in CARK
12 pages