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

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

A new law will see flour boosted with folic acid to protect hundreds of babies against serious disabilities every year in ...

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

It is recommended that women trying for a baby should take folic acid supplements for about three months before getting ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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