Recommended content of Iodine in salt at production level?

Recommended content of Iodine in salt
at production level ?
a) 10 ppm
b) 15 ppm
c) 20 ppm
d) 30 ppm
Correct Answer - D
Ans. is ‘d’ i.e., 30 ppm
Goitre control
There are following essential components of national goitre control
programme.

  1. Iodized salt
    The iodization of salt is now the most widely used prophylactic public
    health measure against endemic goitre.
    In India the level of iodization is fixed under the Prevention of food
    adulteration (PFA) act and is not less than 30 ppm at the production
    point and not less than 15 ppm of iodine at the consumer level.
    Iodized salt is most economical, convenient and effective means of
    mass prophylaxis in endemic areas.
    Recently the National institure of Nutrition at Hyderabad has come
    out with a new product, common salt fortified with iron and iodine —

two in one salt (twin fortified salt or double fortified salt).
Iodized oil → It is another effective method for controlling goitre. IM
injection of iodized oil (mostly poppy seed oil) is given. An average
dose of 1 ml will provide protection for 4 years.

  1. Iodine monitoring
    Neonatal hypothyroidism is a sensitive pointer to environmental
    iodine deficiency and can thus be an effective indicator for
    monitoring the impact of a programme.
  2. Manpower training
  3. Mass communication
    “The WHO regional strategy for the control of IDD has its principal
    objective the reduction of prevalence of goitre in areas of endemicity
    to 10% or below by the year 2000”.