A summary of organisations that were approached and that finally contributed to the review, by organisational types, is provided in Table 1 below. Table Summary of organisations Organisation Folic Acid Folic Acid Iodine Iodine Iodine Iodine Australia Australia Australia Australia New Zealand New Zealand Number Number Number Number Number Number approached participating approached participating approached participating Enforcement 8 8 8 8 1 1 agency* Millers 12 6 Not Not Not Not applicable applicable applicable applicable Bakers 8 8 8 8 10 7 Salt Not Not 2 2 1 1 manufacturers applicable applicable Total 28 22 18 18 12 9 *The nature of the enforcement agency differed in each of the state/territory jurisdictions in Australia. Seven state/territory departments of Health, and one Food Authority were interviewed. Reasons for companies not contributing to the review were varied. Millers Of the 12 Australian millers approached, three large and three medium sized companies agreed to participate. For the remainder, most of whom were smaller millers: Two millers were not in scope, because: One did not manufacture flour for bread making, One manufactured organic flour only. Two millers agreed to be involved, but demands on the time for staff with multiple roles meant that responses never eventuated. Two millers declined to be involved. One of these was because the mill was closing due to stated $900k capital cost of dosing flour with folic acid. The other was too small and staff did not have enough time. Bakers Some bakers in New Zealand did not meet sampling targets and therefore did not participate for the following reasons: One baker declined to participate. Two bakers agreed to be involved. However, demands on the time for staff with multiple roles meant that responses never eventuated.
A summary of organisations that were approached and that finally contributed to the review, by organisational types, is provided in Table 1 below. Table Summary of organisations Organisation Folic Acid Australia Number approached Folic Acid Australia Number participating Iodine Australia Number approached Iodine Australia Number participating Iodine New Zealand Number approached Iodine New Zealand Number participating Enforcement agency* 8 8 8 8 1 1 Millers 12 6 Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Bakers 8 8 8 8 10 7 Salt manufacturers Not applicable Not applicable 2 2 1 1 Total 28 22 18 18 12 9 *The nature of the enforcement agency differed in each of the state/territory jurisdictions in Australia. Seven state/territory departments of Health, and one Food Authority were interviewed. Reasons for companies not contributing to the review were varied. Millers Of the 12 Australian millers approached, three large and three medium sized companies agreed to participate. For the remainder, most of whom were smaller millers: Two millers were not in scope, because: One did not manufacture flour for bread making, One manufactured organic flour only. Two millers agreed to be involved, but demands on the time for staff with multiple roles meant that responses never eventuated. Two millers declined to be involved. One of these was because the mill was closing due to stated $900k capital cost of dosing flour with folic acid. The other was too small and staff did not have enough time. Bakers Some bakers in New Zealand did not meet sampling targets and therefore did not participate for the following reasons: One baker declined to participate. Two bakers agreed to be involved. However, demands on the time for staff with multiple roles meant that responses never eventuated.
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