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 ...

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

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

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

Folic acid is a synthetic form of vitamin B9 and is also known as folate. It helps the body produce healthy red blood cells ...

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

Folic acid fortification will be introduced in the UK to help reduce the number of life-threatening birth defects in babies ...

Folic acid is particularly important in early pregnancy, aiding proper development of the baby's brain, skull and spinal cord. Experts, many of whom have called for the move for a number of years ...

Extra ingredient to be added to all bread in pregnancy health bid - A deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can increase ...