Government regulations and standards

Countries adopt fortification standards (voluntary or mandatory) to regulate fortification. Usually standards specify the minimum levels of the mineral or vitamin that needs to be in the dry cereal product when it leaves the mill. Countries may also specify maximum levels, using the Upper Levels set by the National Academy of Sciences, to ensure that no one consumes chronically dangerous levels of any nutrient over a long period, while still being high enough to provide beneficial intake levels. See the section on Guidelines on Devising Mass Cereal Fortification Standards in Guidelines on Design and Procurement of Premixes for steps to devise national food fortification guidelines and standards.

See the Tables for Wheat Flour and Maize Meal Fortification Standards for Different Countries