It helps the body produce healthy red blood cells and new cells. A deficiency of the vitamin during pregnancy can increase the risk of serious problems for babies, known as neural tube defects. It is ...

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

New legislation, set to take effect by the end of 2026, will mandate the fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour with ...

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

The recipes in your local supermarket’s flour and all of its by-products could be changing in hopes of saving the unborn ...

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

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

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

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

Around 200 cases of brain and spine defects in babies every year could be prevented by fortifying non-wholemeal wheat flour ...