TOPIC: LARGE-SCALE FOOD FORTIFICATION — AN UNDERUTILIZED STRATEGY FOR ADDRESSING ZINC DEFICIENCY

Presentations from webinar co-hosted with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition in December 2023

• Zinc deficiency, IZiNCG and the Zinc Fortification Task Force
  by Christine McDonald

• Global overview of large-scale food fortification with zinc
  by Mari Manger

• Call to Action: Suggested priority actions for countries where zinc deficiency is a public health issue
  by Fred Grant

Topic:  Time to re-assess the recommended upper level for zinc?

Presentations from the IZiNCG Symposium at the  II WCPHN in Oporto, Portugal in September 2010

• Rationale for tolerable upper intake level for zinc 
  by Sonja Hess     

• A review of dietary zinc intakes in some developed and low-income countries
  by Rosalind Gibson     

• Review of new information on the safe upper level for zinc
  by Christine Hotz     

• New recommendations for flour fortification with zinc
  by Kenneth Brown     

• Programmatic implications of tolerable upper intake level
  by Omar Dary     

Topic:  Implementing zinc intervention programs

Results of the  IZiNCG Technical Document #2 were presented at the IZiNCG Satellite Session on May 14, 2009 at the Micronutrient Forum in Beijing, China by members of the Steering Committee.

• Introduction to the session
  by Christine Hotz    

• How to assess zinc status
  by Janet King    

• Evidence on preventive zinc supplementation
  by Kenneth Brown    

• Evidence on dietary diversification
  by Rosalind Gibson    

• How to select the most appropriate zinc intervention program
  by Marie Ruel    

• IZiNCG Satellite Session - Key messages
  by Kenneth Brown