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

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

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

Bread and flour will be fortified with an essential vitamin in a bid to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies every year, the Government has announced. The new legislation will require ...

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 ...

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

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.

Referred to as folic acid or folate, this essential B vitamin stimulates cell development, facilitates DNA synthesis, and assists in producing red blood cells. It is notably important for pregnant ...