A PARLIAMENTARY committee on industry and commerce has identified the mandatory fortification of sugar with Vitamin A as a significant cost burden undermining the competitiveness of local producers against countries without similar requirements. The country’s sugar industry, anchored by two mills owned by Tongaat Hullett in the South-East Lowveld, is a strategic contributor to employment,…
Parliament flags sugar fortification costs
A PARLIAMENTARY committee on industry and commerce has identified the mandatory fortification of sugar with Vitamin A as a significant cost burden undermining the competitiveness of local producers against countries without similar requirements.