Folic acid added to flour to prevent brain and spinal conditions in foetuses Folic acid to be added to non-wholemeal flour across the UK to help prevent life-threatening brain and spinal conditions in foetuses. Defra launches UK-wide consultation on the Bread and Flour Regulations on the amount of folic acid to be added to flour Under the government’s proposals, pregnancies affected by neural tube defects could fall by more than a fifth ... Read more
