A Danish firm has issued a statement confirming that it has launched Vitamin A-packed chewing gum in Nairobi to help fight malnutrition among children in developing countries.
A Danish firm has issued a statement confirming that it has launched Vitamin A-packed chewing gum in Nairobi to help fight malnutrition among children in developing countries.
Each piece of sugar-free gum in a pack of six contains 375 microgrammes of Vitamin A -- a recommended daily dose by UNICEF and the World Health Organisation, according to the manufacturer, Gumlink Group.The gum is targeted at children aged between three and five years among whom Vitamin A deficiency causes blindness and illnesses such as measles and diarrhoea.
The product was launched at a conference on malnutrition earlier this week in Nairobi organised by the Denmark-based think-tank the Copenhagen Consensus Centre.
Gumlink said it was in discussions with the Kenyan government with a view to making the product available on the local market.
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