The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is promoting the introduction of micro-nutrients in staple foods to fight malnutrition.

“We are trying to encourage brands to fortify their products. We are targeting five staple foods including rice, wheat, milk and edible oil for fortification,” FSSAI CEO Pawan Kumar Agarwal said at an interactive session with the Bharat Chamber of Commerce on food safety.

Business Standard reports that currently the government does not have any plans to make fortifying staple foods mandatory, but it will monitor the situation. “If voluntary acceptance is low then government may take steps to make it mandatory,” added Agarwal. 

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