A recent survey has reported that Filipinos have inadequate intake of iodine. In response to this concern, the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute developed “Tubig Talino,” a technology for Iodine-Rich Drinking water.
The DOST-FNRI Expanded National Nutrition Survey in 2021 revealed that only about one-third, or 33.2 percent, of household respondents consumed iodized salt with sufficient iodine, while around one out of two, or 55.7 percent claimed using it. The Department of Health , through the Food and Drug Administration, sets and enforces standards for iodized salt and monitors compliance of salt manufacturers and distributors to ensure that the salt being sold in markets and retail stores is properly iodized.
However, cost-effectiveness of this program was said to be dependent on the amount of iodine in the salt that reaches the consumers at the household level and the salt intake of the households.
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