Miller Magazine Issue: 115 July 2019

56 MILLER / JULY 2019 “About a billion people around the globe suffer from a vitamin D deficiency. Since the two most important sources of vitamin D – sunlight and nutrition – are often unable to ensure an adequate supply, vitaminization of staple foods has come into the focus of discussion. The milling industry can play a key role in this respect. Premixes with vitamin D are a simple and efficient way of preventing the serious consequences of deficiency in large sections of the population. Five states have already issued mandatory requirements concerning the fortification of flour with vitamin D.” Increasing focus on vitamin D in flour fortification Lena Kampehl Lutz Popper Mühlenchemie Mühlenchemie Appreciable vitamin D deficits worldwide