Improved salt iodation methods for small-scale salt producers in low-resource settings in Tanzania
Occasionally one gets to be involved in a research project that makes a real breakthrough, likely to be important for public health for a long time to come. This was the case regarding this study. As the conclusions in the abstract say, “Supervised, standardized salt iodation procedures adapted to local circumstances can yield homogeneous iodine levels within the required range, overcoming a major obstacle to universal salt iodation.” This careful research showed that it is possible to achieve a reasonably good level of iodation under the low-tech production conditions illlustrated in the photo above. Click here to open the full-text pdf.
