Sindh Food Fortification Act 2021 (Sindh Act No. XXXIII of 2021). Country/Territory Pakistan Territorial subdivision Sindh Document type Legislation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to address and alleviate nutritional deficiencies through food fortification. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Nutrition Offences/penalties Treated food Inspection Monitoring Vending Cereals/grains/rice Agricultural commodities Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The Act is aiming to provide high-need communities with sustainable access to fortified wheat flour and play a vital role in reducing rates of anaemia, neural tube defects, and deficiencies of vitamins. The Act requires that an importer or a manufacturer of food to fortify the food at the time of import or manufacture before trading the food. Chapter III of the text provides for inspection by a Food Safety Officer who may investigate any place or site where food is manufactured, stored, sold and transported. Chapter IV provides for sampling and laboratories analysis of a sample of food received from Food Safety Officer. Chapter 5 outlines penalties and procedures in the cases that the food is not sufficiently fortified. The Act is designed in 6 Chapters containing 42 Articles and one Schedule. Full text English