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

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Expectant mothers and women trying to conceive should continue to take supplementary folic acid - the synthetic version of ...

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

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

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

Extra ingredient to be added to all bread to help prevent birth defects - A deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can ...

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 ...