Ni Putu Wulan Purnama Sari, Adrino Mazenda, Chenaimoyo Lufutuko Faith Katiyatiya, Minh-Hoang Nguyen, Quan-Hoang Vuong
This study aims to analyze how various national policies are associated with the implementation of in-school food fortification among countries with school meal programs. The Bayesian Mindsponge Framework was employed on a dataset of government representatives managing large-scale school meal programs in 126 countries. Findings showed that food safety policy and agriculture policy were positively and significantly associated with the in-school food fortification practices. In contrast, school feeding policy and private sector policy had ambiguous relationships with these practices. Nutrition and health policies had a significant negative association with food fortification practices among countries implementing school meal programs. © 2025 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Faculty of Nursing, Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University, East Java, Indonesia; Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, School of Public Management and Administration, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa; Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Hanoi, Viet Nam; The University College, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea