Health DG: Iodine must be added to salt being sold from Sept 30


PETALING JAYA: Iodine must be added to salt being sold in Malaysia as part of a new rule that seeks to tackle iodine deficiency, says the Health Ministry.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said amendments made to Regulation 285 regarding iodised salt under Food Regulations 1985 would be in force from Sept 30.

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