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Unlockinghumanpotential

NutritionImprovement

Program

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DSM’s Nutrition Improvement Program (NIP) aspires to beyour partner of choice in the global fight against hidden hunger.We offer nutritious, safe and affordable solutions tailored tothe needs of local communities in the developing world, witha special focus on women and children.

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Unlockinghuman potential

One third of the world’s people, the majority of them in developing countries, either

do not have access to or cannot afford a nutritious, healthy and balanced diet. Even

a diet that provides sufficient calories may be lacking in important micronutrients –

this is what we call hidden hunger.

Over time, hidden hunger has a devastating impact, not only on the health and

productivity of individuals but also on the social and economic development of a

country. There is plentiful evidence that improving nutrition in developing countries

is fundamental to breaking the cycle of poverty.

More specifically, providing the right nutrients to pregnant women and their infants

is of vital importance. It is now known that optimizing the quality of nutrition during

a critical 1,000 day window of opportunity from conception until a child reaches two

years of age has a dramatic impact on its physical and cognitive development, and

substantially improves its prospects in adulthood. High-quality nutrition in this

phase lays the foundations for a future in which children grow up capable of leading

the struggle for progress in their own communities and countries.

DSM’s Nutrition Improvement Program is well equipped to provide scientific and

technical support, as well as high-quality micronutrients tailored to the needs of

all segments of developing societies, in the fight against hidden hunger. We are

passionately committed to joining forces with all stakeholders to work on sustainable,

affordable and – most important – effective solutions to unlock the potential in every

individual and make life brighter for everyone.

In 12 months malnutrition causes:

• 1 million children to die before the age of five

• 50,000 women to die during or soon after childbirth

• 19 million infants to be born with impaired mental capacity

• 100,000 infants to be born with preventable physical defects

• The global cost of malnutrition annually is US$ 19 billion in lost

adult work performance and related health expenditure

Source: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

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At DSM we firmly believe that investing in people’s nutrition is a humanitarian

imperative. But we also believe that it is a wise investment in monetary terms.

Taking a pragmatic, businesslike approach to meeting the major challenges facing

our planet, the Copenhagen Consensus 2008 invited a panel of eminent economists

from around the world to look for cost-efficient solutions. This panel concluded

that in terms of the benefit-to-cost ratio, micronutrient supplements for children

represent the best possible development investment, with micronutrient food

fortification following closely in third place. Improving nutrition is clearly a highly

cost-effective intervention.

According to the Copenhagen Consensus 2008

• an investment of US$ 60 million a year in micronutrient provision could

yield benefits in terms of improved health, lower mortality and increased

income opportunities worth US$ 1 billion.

• an annual investment of US$ 19 million in fortification could bring

US$ 570 million in benefits.

The World Bank concurs on food fortification:

«The control of vitamin and mineral deficiencies is one of the mostextraordinary development-related scientific advances of recentyears. Probably no other technology available today offers as largean opportunity to improve lives and accelerate development atsuch low cost and in such a short time.»

A wise investmentin our future

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Rising tothe challengeNIP responds to the challenges of improving nutrition in three ways:

We develop products for specific target groups and needs

Micronutrients to improve the quality of nutrition are needed across a broad

spectrum of situations, from emergency relief following natural disasters to long-

term health and welfare improvement strategies such as school feeding programs.

In collaboration with organizations and industry partners we support and develop

sustainable solutions that meet the specific micronutrient requirements of diverse

target groups, including:

• Ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs) for the treatment of severe malnutrition

• Fortified processed foods

• Nutritional supplements for people living under special conditions

(e.g. malaria-affected regions)

• Micronutrient powders, available as single servings for home fortification

or multiple servings for use in hospitals, school feeding programs, etc.

Our products and solutions are flexible, safe and affordable and ideally suited to a

wide range of applications.

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We support staple food fortification programs

Staple food fortification provides important micronutrients without necessitating a

change in the dietary habits of a population. A well-designed and properly managed

food fortification program is one of the most cost-effective strategies available for

improving public health in a sustainable way.

• Universal programs for fortification of staple foods, such as wheat flour in the

USA, reach almost the entire population of a given region.

• Targeted programs reach specific sections of the population who cannot benefit

from universal fortification: e.g., children below the age of two years cannot

benefit from universal flour fortification but benefit from targeted fortification.

• Mandatory programs that are legislated and monitored by governments on a

national scale can be implemented with a negligible impact on the cost of the

end product, but have the potential to improve the health of the entire population.

• Voluntary programs driven by private industry and development agencies can

have a major and sustainable impact if consumers are sufficiently aware of

their benefits.

NIP has not only the scientific and technical know-how, but also the necessary

experience of establishing regulatory systems and bringing products to market to

support all forms of fortification programs.

We develop new sustainable and inclusive business models

Strengthening the food supply chain is a very effective way to raise living and

nutrition standards in developing countries. We work intensively with local

companies and other organizations on local solutions to bring top-quality, nutritious

and tasty products to market. With the support and advice of our local partners we

can ensure these products are aspirational, affordable and accessible to low-income

populations at the so-called Base of the Pyramid.

We intervene at three levels to achieve this:

1. We use feedback from our local partners along with our own scientific and

technical know-how to develop more nutritious local products.

2. We develop business models with local organizations. In this case we make use

of their network and of existing infrastructure (retailers, health care centers, etc.).

Or we introduce new partners.

3. We combine our marketing and communications capabilities with the local

partner’s knowledge of the market and the target groups.

We create acceptance and demand by including all stakeholders in the planning and

the development. Supporting local companies and organizations creates opportunities

for the whole community; it can, for example, create new jobs, or offer new income

opportunities for farmers, retailers and logistics enterprises. Furthermore, additional

income enables families to buy more and better food, pay school fees and get

better medical care. This holistic approach makes for healthier people and reduces

healthcare costs. The food value chain itself is stronger, and tuned to the needs

and aspirations of low income groups.

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Our global team of experts works to eliminatemicronutrient deficiencies by developingtailor-made solutions that meet the specificnutritional requirements of a target population.

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A competentpartner

Profiting from the expertise, experience and resources of DSM’s Nutritional

Products division, NIP is fully equipped to support effective nutrition intervention

programs of all kinds anywhere in the world.

The Nutrition Improvement Program is entirely focused on raising awareness of

hidden hunger and its consequences, and providing solutions:

• NIP supports public awareness and education programs, because without the

acceptance and understanding of the public, any intervention is at risk of failing.

• We believe that for optimum impact the top priority is effectiveness – delivering

the adequate amounts of micronutrients in the best possible formulation, then

monitoring interventions and making necessary adjustments to improve efficacy.

• We know that quality is a critical driver for effectiveness. This is why we initiated

the Quality is Essential Initiative (QiE) initiative to establish the scientific and

technical rationale for choosing the best-value food vehicles, ingredients,

micronutrient blends and other program components.

Backed by the scientific and business resources of the global DSM corporation, NIP

has the flexibility to respond quickly and sensitively to feedback from our partners

and develop tailor-made products that are:

• nutritious

• filling

• safe

• protected from outside influences

• affordable

• available

• trusted and

• meet the taste of the population

Focused

Innovative

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Experienced Our team consists not only of food scientists, technologists and engineers, but

also includes marketing and communications experts, as well as public health and

regulations experts. We have competent and experienced regional managers around

the globe in Africa, China, India, Asia Pacific, North America and Latin America.

We do not stand alone:

• Through the scientists at DSM, we have links to local and global scientific

communities and key opinion leaders. We use insights of scientific research on

effectiveness of nutrition interventions to develop new products and solutions.

• Through fortification alliances, NIP is involved in the design and implementation

of regulatory frameworks for food fortification.

• NIP engages with governments and organizations to ensure that nutrition

remains high on their agendas. We advocate for effective solutions that reach

target populations, providing them with all micronutrients lacking in their diet.

Governments, organizations and the private sector know that it will only be

possible to create sustainable solutions with measureable results if we work

together, understanding and learning from each other. Joining forces with the

right partners is essential if we are to achieve ambitious goals like the elimination

of hidden hunger.

NIP has established alliances and partnerships with many key international and

national stakeholders.

Engaged

Connected

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Partnerships arecrucial for success

In addition to our own network, NIP experts use their technical and scientific

know-how to support DSM’s partnerships with:

DSM has been partnering with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP),

the largest provider of food aid to the world’s hungry, since 2007. The WFP feeds

and nourishes an average of 90 million people in over 80 countries every year, with

DSM providing expertise, products and financial assistance under the «Improving

Nutrition – Improving Lives» program.

NIP specialists play an active role in this partnership by developing, in collaboration

with WFP, products tailored to meet the special dietary needs of specific target

groups.

Project Laser Beam (PLB) is a public-private partnership that brings together the

expertise of UN agencies with that of Fortune 500 companies, public-private

partnerships and others in the private sector, working with local governments

and companies to find new solutions to old problems.

PLB will focus initially on Bangladesh and Indonesia – countries where rates of

child malnutrition are unacceptably high, but governments have demonstrated

their commitment to tackling the problem.

Projects include:

• Food fortification

• Nutritional dietary supplements for children

• Ready-to-use foods requiring no water or cooking

• Sanitation and hand-washing

• Access to clean water

• Deworming

• Immunization

• Therapeutic feeding for the severely malnourished

• Education on the benefits of breastfeeding

• Nutrition education and others as needed

World FoodProgramme

ProjectLaser Beam

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At the beginning of 2011 DSM and the United States Agency for International

Development (USAID) started a collaboration to leverage their respective competencies,

expertise, products and services to meet the micronutrient needs of populations in

the developing world.

The initial focus of the collaboration is on:

• Rice fortification

• The nutrition objectives of the US Government’s global hunger and food security

initiative Feed the Future and the United States Global Health Initiative

• Support for the efforts of the 1,000 Days project to help countries jumpstart the

Scaling Up Nutrition Road Map, with the support of other development partners

In addition, DSM will provide input to USAID’s Office of Food For Peace in order to

help improve nutritional value, quality, shelf life, and methods for testing food aid

commodities.

DSM has become one of the first corporate partners of the initiative Partners in

Food Solutions. This non-profit organization harnesses the business and technical

expertise of volunteer employees at General Mills, Cargill and DSM for the benefit of

small food processors throughout Africa. The goal is to improve the ability of those

companies to produce high-quality, nutritious and safe food at affordable prices,

and to increase demand for the crops of smallholder farmers who supply those

businesses.

Partners in Food Solutions is currently assisting food companies in Kenya, Malawi,

Tanzania and Zambia. Through infrastructure development and human-capital

development, the program is helping to build a vibrant, sustainable food supply

chain and so attain a more secure future.

DSM is a founding member of the Amsterdam Initiative against Malnutrition (AIM),

which was established in 2009 as a Dutch public-private partnership. It is a joint

initiative of GAIN, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Unilever, AkzoNobel,

Wageningen University and ICCO.

The initiative represents an opportunity to combine the know-how of major players

in the food and nutrition industry in six countries: Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa,

Ethiopia, Ghana and Mozambique. AIM’s goal is to eliminate malnutrition for

100 million people in Africa by 2015.

Its efforts will focus on:

• Jointly developing and piloting innovative models to reach low income

populations, by engaging them not only as consumers, but also as producers,

suppliers or distributors in the value chain

• Improving supply and access to affordable nutritious products

• Reducing vitamin and mineral deficiencies by 20 percent

• Targeting vulnerable populations, especially children and mothers

United StatesAgency for

InternationalDevelopment

Partners inFood Solutions

AmsterdamInitiativeagainst

Malnutrition

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Global activities

North America

In line with its position in the develo-

ped world our involvement in North

America focuses on:

• Close cooperation with a number

of key stakeholders to improve the

nutritional value of a variety of

foods donated from US government

and other organizations

• Awareness-raising to keep the

importance of nutrition and micro-

nutrients on the agendas of these

key stakeholders

• Cooperation with US industry

partners to achieve local solutions

for developing countries

Latin America

Many countries in Latin America have

made huge progress in improving the

nutritional status of their populations.

NIP contributes by:

• Placing our technical and scientific

know-how at the disposal of

governments in countries such as

Chile and Costa Rica, who are

rolling out programs for mandatory

fortification of staples like rice,

flour or sugar

• Supporting initiatives to improve

nutrition through school feeding,

as in Colombia, or through individual

or institutional fortification of ready-

to-eat meals in countries such as

Costa Rica, Dominican Republic,

Ecuador, Haiti and Peru by providing

micronutrient powders tailored to

their needs

• Developing solutions together with

industry partners, health authorities

and other organizations, especially

to improve the nutrition of pregnant

and lactating mothers and their

babies to promote early child

development

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Around the globe, NIP is part of a network achieving amazing progress in nutrition improvement. The flexibility of our

organization allows our interventions to range from the immediate provision of micronutrient supplements for individuals

caught up in emergencies such as wars and natural disasters to support for sustainable mandatory national fortification

programs. Between these two poles lies another primary objective: that of helping local stakeholders meet the nutritional

needs of their own communities by encouraging new forms of business development through local partnerships.

Africa

In Africa we have an extensive network

of partnerships with government

bodies, organizations and industry

partners. The continent is one of our

key regions, where we are active in

many different ways:

• Together with our partners we

promote nutrition interventions

that are as diverse as the nutrition

situation in each region. Staple food

fortification, especially for wheat,

rice and sugar, is high on the agendas

of governments. Our specialists

have supported the South African

authorities, for example, in the

design and implementation of

mandatory fortification of maize

and wheat flour which was

implemented in 2003.

• We supply micronutrient powders

for individual or institutional

fortification, fortified blended

foods and school feeding programs.

• Together with local companies we

develop new inclusive business

models. As part of our partnerships

with USAID and the World Food

Programme we develop local food

production capacities and increase

the nutritional value of products to

comply with UN standards. Further,

we share expertise and hence

contribute to the development of

local capacities.

Asia

Our involvement in Asia reflects the

diversity of its regions, which include

dynamic emerging economies and

areas of intense poverty prone to

natural disasters:

• We have regional managers in India

and China as well as in Singapore

for the Asia Pacific countries,

including Indonesia and Thailand,

where we concentrate on rice and

flour fortification

• In other countries, like Afghanistan,

Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam,

Malaysia, Sri Lanka and the

Philippines, we work on targeted

supplementation programs with

micronutrient powders, fortified

blended foods or lipid-based

nutritional supplements

• Everywhere we partner with local

stakeholders to develop inclusive

new business models and support

the development and marketing of

locally produced products with a

higher nutritional value affordable

for people with low incomes

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DSM’s Nutrition Improvement Program offers a widespectrum of solutions to the challenges of hidden hunger.

Our products are designed to meet the very diverseneeds of communities all over the world.

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Unlocking the potential of technologyto unlock human potential.

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The fortification of food products, beverages and dietary supplements has

expanded in recent years to match consumer requirements. Offering the right

balance of the right nutrients is more important than ever before. We are able

to provide the safest and most flexible nutritional solutions.

Quali®-Blends are custom-designed premixes tailored to the specific requirements

of our customers and partners. They contain a wide range of nutritional ingredients

to provide optimum nutritional solutions.

We use all scientific and technical resources at our disposal to:

• Identify and achieve desired specifications

• Select proper product forms

• Ensure quality and consistency and

• Focus on achieving the right taste or texture in the end product

Quali®-Blends are used to fortify food, beverages, dietary supplements

and staple foods.

Quali®-Blends

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Iron

%RNIforwom

enasperWHO

0

40

60

80

20

Milling losses of some vitamins and minerals in 200g rice

10

30

50

70

510

Folic Acid

410

Vitamin B1

13

73

Niacin

23

73

Raw Rice

Milled Rice

But fortifying rice is not easy: traditional soaking and rinsing of rice with water prior

to cooking removes most of the added micronutrients.

The hot extrusion technology with encapsulated micronutrients represents a

breakthrough in rice fortification.

The NutriRice kernels look, taste and behave exactly like normal rice; the micro-

nutrients embedded in the kernel are efficiently protected from external influences

during washing and cooking. The process uses rice flour as raw material, and kernels

can be made to customers’ specific requirements of shape, color and micronutrient

content. NutriRice kernels are mixed with natural rice at a ratio of 0.5 - 2%.

NutriRice production

NutriRice

Rice mill

Rice flouris mixed withmicronutrients

Rice kernelis formed viahot extrusion

Rice processing Regular rice Regular ricemixed withNutriRicein a ratio of0.5 - 2%.

NutriRice™

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Rice is the staple food of more than half of the world’s population, yet rice

contains few vitamins and minerals, and many of these are lost during milling

and food preparation.

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Better performance at the Dandelion Middle School, Beijing

The children of 600 migrant workers attend Dandelion Middle School in Beijing,

some of them as resident pupils. As part of a pilot project initiated and carried out

by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) all the pupils were

given NutriRice for a period of eight months. Their food was further supplemented

with vitamin-A-enriched oil and iron-enriched soy sauce.

«We found that the effects of micronutrient deficiencies were reduced by 50%,

raising the pupils’ general nutritional condition to the average urban level, and the

teachers observed an improvement in physical performance and concentration.»

Dr. Hong Zheng, founder of the Dandelion Middle School

Efficacy trial in Bangalore, India

In a poor urban setting in Bangalore, India, DSM collaborated with the St. John’s

Research Institute to conduct a trial to study the effects of NutriRice on school

children aged 6-12 years.

After six months the positive impact of NutriRice was clearly evident. Specifically,

the children’s B-vitamin status had improved significantly and there was an

improvement in physical performance, particularly physical endurance, among

the children who consumed NutriRice.

Proven efficacyand effectiveness

of NutriRice

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MicronutrientpowdersInitially a home fortification concept developed in partnership with WFP as part of

the relief response to the Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, our micronutrient powder

sachets for individual use were launched in 2008 under the brand name MixMe™.

Since then many millions of these sachets have been distributed through WFP and

other organizations, and the powders are now also available in multiple portions for

use in settings such as schools and hospitals.

The micronutrient powder is simply sprinkled over a cooked meal or dissolved in a

drink. It disperses without changing the taste, consistency or appearance of the

food or drink. It is very easy to use, effective and affordable. It requires no change

in dietary habits and is especially suitable for small children. Micronutrient

composition can be adapted to the individual needs of the target population.

Micronutrient powders for specific target groups

Micronutrient powder with phytase – an improved solution to combat iron deficiency

Iron and zinc deficiencies are among the most common nutrient deficiencies in the

world. Attempts to supplement affected populations with high doses of iron have

proved problematic in malaria-endemic regions. Failure to absorb iron in these

regions may be linked to the available diet, which is often high in whole-grain cereals

and legumes. These foods contain phytate, which binds minerals, making them

unavailable for absorption by the human body. Phytase is an enzyme that helps

release the nutrients, making them absorbable.

Micronutrient powders with phytase solve the longstanding problem of supplying

essential iron without potential adverse side effects. In addition to all the usual

vitamins, the new formulation provides low doses of iron in a readily bioavailable

form, along with zinc, extra vitamin C and a phytase which is active at stomach pH.

Such micronutrient powders provide sufficient iron to iron deficient people, but do

not overload iron sufficient ones.

Micronutrient powder with soy – a complete and wholesome meal in itself

Micronutrient powder with soy consists of fortified soybean powder which, when

mixed with water, becomes a nutritious porridge. The formulation, which was

originally developed for the Chinese market, contains iron, zinc, calcium, vitamins A,

D, B1, B2, B12, C and folate – everything a young child needs to develop properly.

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MixMe™ for the children of the Sedimosang Daycare Centrein Ivory Park, South Africa

The Sedimosang Centre in Ivory Park Township, Johannesburg, was founded in 2003

and provides day care for about 100 needy children aged from a few months to

about 6 years. Most of the children come from very poor families living on state

social benefits. Some of the children are orphans living with their grandparents.

Wherever there is poverty there is a high risk of micronutrient deficiencies and this

is why the children of Sedimosang get MixMe with their daily porridge.

Josephine Mhlophekile Mpofu (Ma Josephine), founder of Sedimosang, has noticed

a difference in the children since they have been given MixMe:

«The children are more active. Many of them used to be apathetic and slept a lot.

Today they play and are much more concentrated. Even one little boy who used to

just sit there without joining in is now interested in his surroundings and enjoys

playing.»

DSM’s Ying Yang Bao is helping improve social equity in China

«Children in poor rural areas of China lag far behind their urban counterparts with

regard to care and nourishment. Our government is keen to target the critical

window of opportunity in the early years with intervention measures to ensure an

equal start in life for children born in these areas. In 2009 CDRF launched a pilot

program on early child development in Qinghai and Yunnan provinces. Besides

establishing ‘Mommy Schools’ to educate pregnant women and mothers of young

children about childcare and nutrition, we distributed micronutrient powders with

soy from DSM free to 6-24-month-old infants. Here in China these powders are

called Ying Yang Bao.

Just three months into the program, the anemia rate among the infants had

dropped by nearly one-third; six months later diarrhea and fever were reduced by

70% and 86% respectively. And now a large-scale impact evaluation survey has

found that stunting among 0-3-year-olds in the program has dropped to below the

national average for rural areas (from 10% to 7.5%).»

Mr. LU Mai, Secretary General, China Development Research Foundation (CDRF)

Micronutrientpowders, simple

and effective

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We at DSM believe that adequate nutritionshould be a human right for everybodyand not only those who can afford it.

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Our company

DSM – Bright Science. Brighter Living.™

Royal DSM N.V. is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and

materials. By connecting its unique competences in Life Sciences and Materials

Sciences DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social

advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders. DSM delivers innovative

solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance in global markets such

as food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed, pharmaceuticals, medical

devices, automotive, paints, electrical and electronics, life protection, alternative

energy and bio-based materials.

DSM’s 22,000 employees deliver annual net sales of about € 9 billion.

The company is listed on NYSE Euronext.

DSM’s activities have been structured as business groups representing coherent

product/market combinations. The business group directors report directly to the

Managing Board.

DSM Nutritional Products

DSM Nutritional Products is the world's leading supplier of vitamins, carotenoids

and other fine chemicals to the feed, food, pharmaceutical and personal care

industries. The business has a long tradition as a pioneer in the discovery of new

products, new formulations and attractive applications for all industry segments.

DSM Nutritional Products has 52 offices and 11 premix plants worldwide.

DSM is the only integrated premix, vitamin and nutraceutical manufacturer capable

of creating and delivering tailor-made formulations to you anywhere. Add in our

extensive scientific expertise, technical know-how, global presence and product

safety and quality assurance for your total peace-of-mind.

In recent years, quality assurance, traceability and sustainability have gained further

importance in the food and feed industry. Historically, DSM has adhered to the highest

standards in this area, and is recognized as an industry leader by customers and

regulatory authorities. Quality assurance, traceability and sustainability come at a

cost. They are embedded in operating procedures, facilities, environmental and

microbiological control, calibration and validation.

Quality is more than systems, human resources and investment. It is a commitment

and a mindset created throughout many generations of industrialization.With all this in mind, DSM created

Quality for Life™.

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DSM Nutritional Products LtdNutrition Improvement Program

For further information, please see:

www.nutritionimprovement.com

or contact:

Postal address:

P.O. Box 2676

CH-4002 Basel

Switzerland

Street address:

Wurmisweg 576

CH-4303 Kaiseraugst

Switzerland

Phone: +41 61 815 88 88

Fax: +41 61 815 88 80

[email protected]

©DSM 2012

The information in this publication is based on our current knowledge and experience, and may be used at your discretion and risk. It does not relieveyou from carrying out your own precautions and tests. We do not assume any liability in connection with your product or its use. You must comply withall applicable laws and regulations, and observe all third-party rights.Notice: The use of any DSM Nutrition Improvement Program, or registered trademark is subject to a prior written licence agreement with DSM.Please contact your DSM account manager for further information.

Brochure Hoo64/01.2012

EuropeDSM Nutritional Products

Europe Ltd

P.O. Box 2676

CH-4002 Basel

Switzerland

Phone: +41 61 815 77 77

Fax: +41 61 815 78 60

North AmericaDSM Nutritional Products, Inc.

45 Waterview Boulevard

Parsippany, NJ 07054

United States of America

Phone: +1 800 526 01 89

Fax: +1 973 257 84 20

Asia PacificDSM Nutritional Products

Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

2 Havelock Road #04-01

Singapore 059763

Phone: +65 6632 6500

Fax: +65 6632 66 00

Latin AmericaDSM Produtos Nutricionais

do Brasil Ltda.

Av. Eng° Billings, 1729, Prédio 31

Jaguaré – São Paulo – SP

Brasil, 05321-010

Phone: +55 11 3760 63 00

Fax: +55 11 3760 64 92