Nutrients – project reports
Here you can find reports for key nutrient-related hazards including sodium and other essential nutrients.
In this section you can also find projects reports relating to specific research into sodium, folic acid, iodine and Vitamin D by clicking on the relevant pages in the left-hand menu.
The following project reports relate to MPI’s science outputs for nutrient-related hazards. You can also find these and other documents by searching directly in the food safety Industry eLibrary.
2003/04 New Zealand Total Diet Survey: Agricultural Compound Residues, Selected Contaminants and Nutrients (2 MB PDF)
Publication type: Reports & strategyFinal report of the 2003/04 New Zealand Total Diet Survey.
Awareness and Knowledge of Folate and Folic Acid in Women of Child-bearing Age (3 MB PDF)
Publication type: Scientific researchA survey of New Zealand women's knowledge of folic acid, its importance and use in pregnancy, and their opinions on the addition of folic acid to bread.
Discussion Document on Sodium and its effects on Food Safety and Human Health
Publication type: Multi-part documentsA literature review on sodium in the body; health implications from inappropriate intakes; the level required for optimum health and risk management strategies
Fortification Overages Of The Food Supply: Folate
Publication type: Multi-part documentsA report on the analysis of folate in a selection of fortified foods and comparison of results with levels claimed on product labels.
Fortification Overages Of The Food Supply: Folate And Iron (188 KB PDF)
Publication type: Scientific researchA report on the analysis of folate and iron in a selection of fortified foods and comparison of results with levels claimed on product labels.
Fortification Overages Of The Food Supply: Vitamin A, Vitamin D And Calcium (505 KB PDF)
Publication type: Scientific researchA report on the analysis of vitamin A, vitamin D and calcium in a selection of fortified foods and comparison of results with levels claimed on product labels.
Level Of Trans Fatty Acids In The New Zealand Food Supply (1 MB PDF)
Publication type: Scientific researchA survey of the fat and fatty acid content of selected New Zealand foods, including trans fatty acid content.
Levels Of Iodine In New Zealand Retail Salt
Publication type: Multi-part documentsA report on the analysis of iodine in 20 different table salt products available for purchase in New Zealand.
Sodium and iodine levels in bread
Publication type: Multi-part documentsProvides baseline data on the sodium and iodine content of bread prior to mandatory iodine fortification in 9/2009.
Survey Of Salt In Processed Foods (147 KB PDF)
Publication type: Scientific researchA survey of salt in selected New Zealand processed foods.
Technological Issues With Iodine Fortification Of Foods (2 MB PDF)
Publication type: Scientific researchA report that examined the technological issues associated with iodine fortification of foods.
Vitamin D: A Review Prepared for the New Zealand Food Safety Authority and the Ministry of Health
Publication type: Multi-part documentsA literature review on vitamin D in the body; health implications of deficiency; the level required for optimum health and risk management strategies.
