Monday 9 December 2013

Ruchi Soya joins hands with GAIN and CECOEDECON for the Fortification of Mahakosh Soyabean Oil with Vitamin A and D

India’s leading FMCG Company and No. 1 manufacturer & marketer of Edible oil and Soya products, Ruchi Soya Industries Limited (Ruchi Soya) will play a pivotal role in the project on ‘Soybean oil fortification Madhya Pradesh. Under this project, largest selling Soyabean oil brandin the state‘Mahakosh’ will now have additional health benefits of Vitamin A and D.This was announced recentlyinBhopal during the official launch ceremony of soybean oil fortification project graced by the Honourable Chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri. Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Also present on the occasion was Shri Kailash Vijayvargiya, Honourable Minister of Science & Technology & Food Processing, Government of Madhya Pradesh along with several other dignitaries.Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society (CECOEDECON) has been working on ‘Soybean oil fortification’ in collaboration with the United Nations affiliated body, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and edible oil manufacturers in Madhya Pradesh.

Under this project, soyabean oil by leading companies will be fortified with the essential vitamins A & D. This initiative aims to curbmal nutrition in Madhya Pradesh with a primarily focus on the nutritional security. Mr. Sarvesh Shahra, Business Head, FMCG and Specialty Ingredients, Ruchi Soya Industries Limited commented, “The objective of the soyabean oil fortification project in Madhya Pradesh is to reduce health related problems arising due to Vitamin A and D deficiencies in the state. We are happy to partner with the NGOs and offering healthier options to the consumers of our soya oil brand Mahakosh in Madhya Pradesh. We will also work closely with NGOs like CECOEDECON and GAIN on the awareness generation campaign on Vitamin A and D deficiency and the strategiesto address it.”



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