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

Fortification comes as part of update to the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998, with small-scale mills and wholemeal flour ...

Folic acid is a synthetic form of folate that is commonly found in supplements and fortified foods. Folate, on the other hand, is the natural form of the vitamin that is found in foods like leafy ...

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

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 ...

Folic acid, which the NHS recommends taking at least three months before trying for a baby and 12 weeks after conception, is ...

Consumers have to pay an additional Rs5 per kilo for the fortified rice, which is blended in Kathmandu, Surkhet, Janakpur and ...

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 ...

Folic acid is to be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour in the UK to help prevent birth defects. Adding folic acid to flour ...