When it comes to iodized salt, this preferred solution to overcoming iodine deficiencies naturally centers on the engagement and commitment of those who have the salt, starting with salt companies. The salt industry has been in the forefront of national efforts to combat iodine deficiency for 80 years. Salt industry trade associations often serve as the locus of industry involvement and as key stakeholders in national coalitions to promote iodized salt.
Read a salt industry perspective on salt iodization.
If you are a salt producer in a country which has achieved iodine sufficiency, you may want your salt producers association to join in the global campaign against IDD. Often salt producers can provide consulting expertise in other countries, coordinated through ICCIDD, supplying insights on market impediments or salt-making technology that can help salt companies become part of the solution.
If you are a salt producer in a country that has yet to establish a sustainable program, contact your ICCIDD Regional Coordinator, your UNICEF country office or the Salt Institute. Discuss with your salt producers trade association the opportunity for the salt industry to join in the solution to this vexing problem. Volunteer to be part of a stakeholders coalition with others who want to move ahead.
