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“A consumer lobby group has cautiously welcomed the production of sugar fortified with Vitamin A but said more information should be made public.
The Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) Tuesday termed the decision by Mumias Sugar to launch fortified sugar as "premature" because there is inadequate information concerning Vitamin A deficiency.
"While food fortification with Vitamin A is most cost-effective, it must be guided by some principles, standards, procedures and irreducible minimum factors," Cofek said in a statement.
On Tuesday, some dieticians warned that nutrient was being put in inappropriate place.
"Refined sugar has no nutritive value apart from more calories. If this is not put forward appropriately to the consumers, we may see an increased consumption of sugar which is detrimental to health," said Susan Musilu-Thinji of Bonsana Nutritions and Wellness.
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However, cofek demanded that Mumias Sugar reveals the source of the nutrient and that the company documents the deficiency scale in the country.”
I find the idea that people would increase their consumption of sugar becuase it has vitamin A or vitamin whatever laughable. And who said it was the role of MSC to document the deficiency scale? When milk producers started producing and marketing low fat milk, were they asked to document the obesity scale?