Does iodized salt not have negative effects on certain foods (pickles among them)?
Since 1999 only potassium iodate is used by the salt industry for salt fortification in the Russian Federation. Extensive studies and vast experience show that salt with potassium iodate has no negative effects on foods. In some cases (bread baking) iodated salt is even beneficial for quality of products. 9. Cannot IDD be prevented by iodine supplementation (tablets, food supplements)? Supplementation with iodine tablets makes sense when patient already has endemic goiter. However iodine supplementation is an expensive and inefficient method for the prevention of IDD. The annual price of iodine supplementation amounts to several hundred rubles per person which is totally restrictive to majority of population. Difference in price of iodized versus common salt is only few rubles per person per year and could be easily absorbed by the population. 10. Is iodized salt not significantly more expensive than common salt? Would in this case the salt producers not have a vested interest in promo
