Food fortification for impact: a data-driven approach.

The article offers perspective on the fortification of staple foods by the addition of vitamins/or minerals at processing. It considers food fortification as a cost-effective public health intervention and emphasizes the need to strengthen monitoring of compliance and enforcement of regulations, as well as the importance of identifying dietary nutrient gaps. Initiatives for the generation and use of evidence for program decision-making in nutrition and food fortification are discussed.