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Globally, 94 countries have legislation to mandate fortification of at least one industrially milled cereal grain.

Of these, 93 countries mandate fortification of wheat flour alone or in combination with other grains. One country—Papua New Guinea—has a mandate only for rice fortification.

Spreadsheet of countries with mandatory legislation for each grain. — Spreadsheet of countries with mandatory legislation for each grain.

When FFI was founded in 2002, only 38 countries mandated fortification of wheat flour, maize flour, or rice.

We rely on information from partners for this data. Please send an e-mail to info@ffinetwork.org to provide corrected or missing information. We can also provide you with data in the country profiles in a spreadsheet on a regional or global basis. Send a request telling us the specific information you need to info@ffinetwork.org.

Global Estimates of Amount Fortified

Mandatory Cereal Grain Fortification Legislation - November 2023

World map showing map the legislation by grain or combination of grains by no. of countries

The map above reflects the legislation by grain or combination of grains as follows:

69 countries have legislation for wheat flour alone
17 countries have legislation for wheat flour and maize flour
5 countries have legislation for wheat flour and rice (Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Solomon Islands)
2 countries have legislation for wheat flour, maize flour, and rice (Costa Rica and the United States)
1 country has legislation for rice alone (Papua New Guinea)

Suggested Citation: Food Fortification Initiative. Global Progress. Accessed dd/month/yyyy.

Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 12.31.52 PM.png — Maize Availability and Legislation

World map showing Wheat Availability and Fortification Legislation - July 2020 by different colours — Wheat Availability and Legislation

Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 12.34.17 PM.png — Rice Availability and Legislation

World map shows the legislation by grain or combination of grains by different countries for wheat, rice and maize flour highlighted by different colours — Global Progress Map as an Image

Image showing a world map with highlighted countries with legislation to fortify industrially flour or rice flour — PowerPoint Slide

Countries with Mandatory Fortification

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V

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Y

Yemen

Z

Zimbabwe

Learn More:

Use the Global Fortification Data Exchange (GFDx) in English or in Spanish (en español). to see which nutrients are in country standards for grains as well as edible oil and salt. Use these directions:

On the right panel, select the food vehicle of interest and the nutrients of interest.
Below the GFDx map is a table with information used to populate the map.
Below the table, scroll over the Download button and click on CSV to download a file with the selected data.

Note: If a country has multiple foods that include the nutrient in the standard, the country will appear multiple times in the downloaded file.