New legislation will require millers and flour producers to fortify non-wholemeal wheat flour with folic acid from the end of ...

Folic acid is to be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour in the UK to help prevent birth defects. Adding folic acid to flour ...

It is recommended that women trying for a baby take folic acid for three months before and up to three months after they become pregnant (Yui Mok/PA) The neural tube is a structure that forms the ...

Description The goal of the trial was to evaluate the effect of treatment with folic acid and vitamin B compared with placebo among women with or at increased risk for cardiovascular (CV ...

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The government announced new measures this week, to help prevent conditions including spina bifida by adding folic acid to ...

A deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can increase the risk of serious problems for babies, known as neural tube ...

UK mandates folic acid fortification in non-wholemeal flour by 2026, aiming to prevent 200 birth defects annually such as ...

Around 200 cases of brain and spine defects in babies every year could be prevented by fortifying non-wholemeal wheat flour ...

Fortification comes as part of update to the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998, with small-scale mills and wholemeal flour ...

Bread and flour will be fortified with an essential vitamin in a bid to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies ...