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

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 ...

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

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

Extra ingredient to be added to all bread to help prevent birth defects - A deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can increase the risk of common neural tube defects such as spina bifida ...

In the UK, flour is already fortified with calcium carbonate, iron, nicotinic acid or nicotinamide, and thiamine, also known as vitamin B1. England’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty ...

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