Kuwait Flour Mills and Bakeries Company, in cooperation with the Food and Nutrition Authority, announced the addition of vitamin D to wheat flour according to international standards and as applied in some Arab and international countries. The company Chief Executive Officer Mutlaq Al-Zayed said in a statement to KUNA on Tuesday, that fortifying flour with iron and folic acid is an effective way to maintain the level of vitamin D in the body.
The mill sector can play an important role for people suffering from vitamin D deficiency, as basic materials will be enriched with this vitamin, he said, adding that mixtures containing vitamin D can eliminate the dangerous effects of this vitamin deficiency. A small study will be made on flour with vitamin D to follow up and evaluate the flour enhancement program with this vitamin to prepare reports on the final product, he added.
In light of the current health conditions to confront the spread of COVID-19, the company becomes in dire need to produce flour including vitamin D, which plays an important role in strengthening the immune system of the body, Al-Zayed stressed. The company is moving forward rapidly to achieve food security according to an effective implementation mechanism and plans as it has attached special importance to food security as a basic strategy in its vision, he said. The Mills Company was established in 1961 and began its industrial activity in 1965, while in 1986 it merged with the Kuwait Bakeries Company, to become Kuwait Flour Mills and Bakeries Company.
Source-Kuna
