Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate that's added to some foods to fortify them, such as breads and cereals. Folate deficiency occurs when you have very low amounts of vitamin B9 in your body.

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 ...

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

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

The UK government is to press ahead with adding folic acid to flour to try to prevent hundreds of babies each year from being born with neural tube defects. Folic acid deficiency is a leading cause of ...

Folic acid deficiency is a leading cause of neural tube defects, which can cause a large number of serious and debilitating conditions to babies in the womb, including spina bifida. Flour is ...