Kathmandu, April 18 -- The Act related to the production, sales and distribution of iodised salt is all set to come into force from the upcoming fiscal year as the government has decided to publish the implementation date in the national gazette.

A Cabinet meeting on Tuesday decided to implement the Iodised Salt (Production, Sale and Distribution) Act 2055 from July 17, the first day of the next fiscal year, and published the decision in the national gazette.

"Once the Act comes into effect, it will help us formulate regulations and guidelines," said Dr Prakash Budhathoky, spokesperson for the health ministry. "This will also help in revising the upper limit of iodine level in salt, whose excessive consumption is blamed for the rise in ...