PETALING JAYA: Salt sold in Malaysia must be added with iodine from next month under a new ruling to tackle iodine deficiency among children after almost half of the pupils in Malaysia were found ...
In 1922, a Michigan paediatrics professor recommended the ionisation of salt: a "near-ubiquitous food product that would quickly reach a large percentage of the population". (Adding iodine to ...
PETALING JAYA: Iodine must be added to salt being sold ... said amendments made to Regulation 285 regarding iodised salt under Food Regulations 1985 would be in force from Sept 30.
Vietnam is among the remaining 26 countries worldwide still facing iodine deficiency, according to a report from the Global Network for the Prevention of Iodine Deficiency Disorders. Only 27% of ...