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Dated: 14 October 2008
The 2008 ICIS Innovation Awards for Best Business Innovation has been awarded to DSM Nutritional Products and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for the MixMe micronutrient powder.
In a joint initiative, both organizations have developed MixMe sachets to provide people in developing countries with micronutrients that can be mixed with food at home.
This "home fortification" approach enriches food with micronutrients, as food is usually fortified industrially during the processing stage.
The MixMe sachets will reach over 250,000 people in Nepal, Kenya and Bangladesh this year.
WFP and DSM plan to substantially increase the coverage area in the coming years to reach millions of people.
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