Productionof Iodized Table Salt. Manufacturing Opportunities in Iodised Salt.
Iodised salt (also spelled iodized salt) is tablesalt mixed with a minute amount of various salts of the element iodine. Theingestion of iodine prevents iodine deficiency. Worldwide, iodine deficiencyaffects about two billion people and is the leading preventable cause ofintellectual and developmental disabilities. Deficiency also causes thyroidgland problems, including endemic goiter. In many countries, iodine deficiencyis a major public health problem that can be cheaply addressed by purposelyadding small amounts of iodine to the sodium chloride salt.