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Flour to be fortified with folic acid from 2026 to tackle serious birth defects
A deficiency of the vitamin during pregnancy can increase the risk of serious problems for babies, known as neural tube defects. It is recommended that women trying for a baby take folic acid for ...
Extra ingredient to be added to all bread in pregnancy health bid
Extra ingredient to be added to all bread in pregnancy health bid - A deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can increase ...
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Folic acid will be added to flour to prevent birth defects in Wales
A new law will see flour boosted with folic acid to protect hundreds of babies against serious disabilities every year in ...
Food producers ordered to make change 'to reduce birth defects'
The recipes in your local supermarket’s flour and all of its by-products could be changing in hopes of saving the unborn ...
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Study finds no birth defect risk from tetracycline use during first trimester of pregnancy
A total of 252 infants exposed to tetracycline during the first trimester received a diagnosis of any MCM, compared with ...
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Folic acid to be added to bread and flour to protect babies from serious birth defects
The government announced new measures this week, to help prevent conditions including spina bifida by adding folic acid to ...
Folic acid to be added to bread and flour to tackle serious birth defects such as spina bifida
A deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can increase the risk of serious problems for babies, known as neural tube ...
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UK flour to be fortified with folic acid to reduce serious birth defects by 20 percent
UK mandates folic acid fortification in non-wholemeal flour by 2026, aiming to prevent 200 birth defects annually such as ...
Flour sold in the UK to be fortified with folic acid from 2026 in bid to curb condition
Around 200 cases of brain and spine defects in babies every year could be prevented by fortifying non-wholemeal wheat flour ...