This report was prepared by the OECD Public Governance Directorate, under the leadership of Elsa Pilichowski, Director, and the direction of Anna Pietikäinen, Head of the Regulatory Policy Division. This publication was led by Christiane Arndt-Bascle, Head of the Regulatory Governance of Food Fortification Programme. The authoring team comprised Vaia Karapanou, Christiane Arndt-Bascle, Ramisa Huq, and Juan Felipe Rivera Osorio. Valuable guidance and comments were provided by Gillian Dorner, Deputy Director, and Anna Pietikäinen. Substantive drafting and analytical contributions were made by Paul Davidson, Soneath Hor, Koby Kwakwa, Emily Larose, Alberto Morales, Richard Nyumuah, Tasya Primastuty, and Fatima Toktosunova. The report critically drew from the data collection and expertise of project consultants: Florentin Blanc, Margub Kabir, Koffi Koblan, Elinami Mungure, Edefe Ojomo, Anahita Pathak, Hamsini Shankar, and NH Quang & Associates. The report also benefited from the work of Amalia Avgeropoulou, Emilie Balbirnie, Alexis Kyander, Naïl Lazrak, Isobel McPhee, and Kumiko Takanashi. This report was prepared for publication by Jennifer Stein. It benefitted from the editorial assistance of Andrea Uhrhammer.
The team extends their gratitude to the delegates of the Regulatory Policy Committee for their support and invaluable input. The team is grateful to the representatives of governmental authorities from various countries covered for their co-operation and for sharing their experiences and good practices.
Thanks are also extended to colleagues across the OECD who provided valuable comments, guidance, input, and technical expertise throughout the development of this work. Particular thanks are extended to Vytautas Ambrazas, Pauline Bertrand, Michele Cecchini, Lucia Cusmano, Adriana Garcia Vargas, Celine Giner, Jesper Johnson, Sandra Jugo, Kenza Khachani, Eva Koromilas, Federica Maiorano, Marco Marchese, Alban Mas Aparisi, Carissa Munro, Tonaina Ngororano, Patrick Tehrani, Daniel Trnka, Cristiana Vitale, and other colleagues for their insights and feedback.
The OECD would like to express its sincere appreciation to the Advisory Group on Regulatory Governance of Food Fortification, including Emily Broad Leib (Harvard Law School), Manpreet Kaur Chadha (UNICEF), Dino Covone (Health Canada), Omar Dary (independent expert), Luz Maria De Regil (World Health Organization), Paloma Fernandes (Cereal Millers Association), Yannick Foing (DSM), Suresh Lakshminarayanan (World Food Programme), Donald Macrae (independent expert), Paul Mertenskoetter (Covington and Burling LLP), Penjani Mkambula (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition), Kateryna Onul (World Bank Group), Raymond O’Rourke (food regulatory and consumer affairs lawyer), Saskia Osendarp (Micronutrient Forum), Kai Purnhagen (University of Bayreuth), Becky Tsang (Food Fortification Initiative), Maria Xipsiti (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) and Xinyan Zhang (Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik) for their valuable guidance and constructive input throughout the project. Particular thanks are also extended to Florencia Vasta from the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Jonathan Gorstein, Aishani Gupta, Aditya Jagati, Meetu Kapur, Claudia Pazlopez and Leonie Vierck from the Gates Foundation, and Dominic Schofield and Rizwan Yusufali from TechnoServe for their expertise and contributions. The Secretariat further thanks the Global Fortification Technical Advisory Group (GFTAG), participants in the May 2026 Private Sector Roundtable, and the Collaborative Action Panel, whose perspectives enriched the analysis and findings presented in this report.
The Principles were further strengthened through extensive feedback received during the May 2026 public consultation from governments, academia, international organisations, civil society and industry. The OECD Secretariat extends its appreciation to all contributors for their valuable insights, which helped enhance the practical relevance of the Principles across diverse contexts.
The OECD Secretariat gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Gates Foundation, whose contribution made this work possible.