BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Jan 28(PIA) -- National and regional officials of the National Nutrition Council(NNC) in collaboration with allied government agencies will be creating a task force to check the entry of iodized salt in the province and Cagayan Valley region as a whole. The task force is called "Asin (salt)."

“Considering the location of Nueva Vizcaya as an entry point of all products, we will be establishing a task force here to ensure that only iodized salt are circulated here and in the rest of Cagayan Valley,” said Rhodora Maestre, regional nutrition coordinator.

The ATF which will be composed of representatives from the NNC, Philippine National Police(PNP), National Food Authority(NFA) and the Department of Agriculture(DA), among others who will man a checkpoint in Sta. Fe town to regularly monitor and check the flow of salt products.

“This is one way to promote and ensure the proper nutrition of our constituents. In fact we will have a meeting on this before it will be finally implemented to orient the members on their roles and functions so that we will sustain its operation,” Maestre said.

Republic Act 8172 otherwise known as the Iodized Salt Law promotes the use of iodized salt in the country.