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

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

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 ...

A new government order has been introduced which will require millers and flour producers to fortify non-wholemeal wheat ...

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

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 ...

Folic acid will be added to non-wholemeal flour ... introducing their own regulations in due course. Minister for Food Security Daniel Zeichner, said: “When it comes to public health, prevention ...

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

That’s partly why the government introduced new legislation yesterday that will mean all non-wholemeal flour has to be ...