Serving-size information on nutrition labels in Australia.
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AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 493 © 2012 The Authors. ANZJPH © 2012 Public Health Association of Australia mandatory requirement. As far as we are aware, Australia is the only country which specifies a maximum level of folic acid in addition to the minimum level, in its mandatory fortification standard. The standard prescribes a range of 200-300 μg folic acid per 100g of wheat flour. This was done to prevent overages.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
دوره 36 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012