RA 8172

Question 1

RA 8172

Answer 1

An Act Promoting salt lodization Nationwide and for Related Purposes.

Question 2

RA 8172 short title:

Answer 2

An Act for Salt Ionization (ASIN)

Question 3

a disorder resulting from deficiencies vitamin A, iron, iodine and other micronutrients which the body needs in minute quantities everyday

Micronutrient malnutrition
lodine deficiency disorders
Food fortification
Salt iodization
Food-grade salt
Industrial salt

Answer 3

Micronutrient malnutrition

Question 4

a broad spectrum of deficiencies resulting from lack of iodine in the diet which leads to the reduction of intellectual and physical capacity affecting everyone who is lodine-deficiency and may manifest as goiter, mental retardation, physical and mental defects, and cretinism

Micronutrient malnutrition
lodine deficiency disorders
Food fortification
Salt iodization
Food-grade salt
Industrial salt

Answer 4

lodine deficiency disorders

Question 5

the addition of nutrients to processed foods at levels above the natural state

Micronutrient malnutrition
lodine deficiency disorders
Food fortification
Salt iodization
Food-grade salt
Industrial salt

Answer 5

Food fortification

Question 6

the addition of iodine to salt intended for human or animal consumption in accordance with specifications as to form, fortificant, method, manner and composition as may be prescribed by the BFAD

Micronutrient malnutrition
lodine deficiency disorders
Food fortification
Salt iodization
Food-grade salt
Industrial salt

Answer 6

Salt iodization

Question 7

salt for human and animal consumption as distinguished from industrial salt

Micronutrient malnutrition
lodine deficiency disorders
Food fortification
Salt iodization
Food-grade salt
Industrial salt

Answer 7

Food-grade salt

Question 8

salt used in the treatment, processing, and/or manufacture of non- food commercial products

Micronutrient malnutrition
lodine deficiency disorders
Food fortification
Salt iodization
Food-grade salt
Industrial salt

Answer 8

Industrial salt

Question 9

Salt Iodization Advisory Board:

Answer 9

DENR
Medical Profession
Salt manufacturers

Question 10

Composition of the National Nutrition Council (NNC):

Answer 10

1. Secretary of Health, Chairperson
2. Secretary of Agriculture, Vice-Chair
3. Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, Vice- Chair
4. Secretary of Budget and Management
5. Secretary of Education
6. Secretary of Labor and Employment
7. Secretary of Science and Technology
8. Secretary of Social Welfare and Development
9. Secretary of Trade and Industry
10. Director-General, National Economic and
    Development Authority