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

Adding folic acid to flour could prevent around 200 cases of neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, every year, and ...

Folate, also known as vitamin B9, is naturally found in certain foods. Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate that's added to some foods to fortify them, such as breads and cereals. Folate ...

Flour is already fortified with calcium, niacin, thiamine and iron to improve public health. The move to include folic acid ...

Folic acid is a synthetic form of vitamin B9 and is also known as folate. It helps the body produce healthy red blood cells ...

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

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

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

Folic acid fortification will be introduced in the UK to help reduce the number of life-threatening birth defects in babies ...

Expectant mothers and women trying to conceive should continue to take supplementary folic acid - the synthetic version of the vitamin folate - as currently advised by medical practioners.