Ten years ago New Zealand was poised to fortify all bread with folic acid in a joint move with Australia hailed as "a triumph for humanity and common sense". Australia went ahead and rates of ...

A new study has found the mandatory introduction of folic acid and iodine to bread has brought significant health benefits to Australians. The rates of spina bifida and other neural birth defects ...

"It gives people access to folic acid at the point of purchasing something as minor as flour or bread. "I think it could potentially have the longer term impact on hopefully reducing neural tube ...

An essential ingredient will be added to bread in the UK in a bid to prevent birth defects. New legislation will see folic acid added to non-wholemeal flour from the end of 2026, preventing around ...

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Folic acid is to be added to non-wholemeal wheat ... eat rice in preference to bread, and products made from wholemeal flour - excluding them and their babies from benefiting, and thus adding ...

The Government has announced a new initiative to fortify bread and flour with folic acid to try to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies annually. The legislation, set to come into ...

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 ...