Food Standards Australia New Zealand

Information for Industry

FSANZ has available information to assist you implement the changes required to replace salt with iodised salt in bread and add folic acid to wheat flour. The links are here:

For mandatory folic acid fortification:

Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification User Guide

Information on Folic acid proficiency testing

  Folic Acid Compliance and Enforcement Model

For mandatory iodine fortification:

Mandatory iodine fortification User Guide

Several fact sheets on folic acid and iodine are also available to provide information on these nutrients. Please click on the links below for more information:

Mandatory folic acid fortification in Australia

Folic acid fortification - health outcomes

Iodine in Food 

Iodine sensitivites

This information is part of a formal strategy to raise awareness about mandatory fortification and to disseminate consistent credible information on folic acid and iodine. FSANZ is working with the Australian states and territories to implement this strategy. More information on this strategy is here:

Mandatory fortification communication strategy