Responding to survey data showing relatively high iodine levels in Kenya, the country has enacted new regulations which reduce the level of iodine from 168.5 mg/kg to between 50 and 84 ppm according to Business Daily in Nairobi. Local salt producers say adjusting to the lower level will be simple and they are pleased the lower levels will save them the cost of this "expensive but extremely essential ingredient." The article concludes:

"Research has revealed that iodine taken in high quantities is harmful to health. But for a long time, the concern has been on too little or the lack iodine in salt.

"It is documented that the lack of it causes mental and neurological impairment, leading to poor performance at school, reduced intellectual ability, and impaired work capacity.

"Globally, the United Nations Children’s Fund, which has been at the forefront to fight iodine deficiency disorders, estimated that 66 per cent of households have access to iodised salt."