prevent life-threatening 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
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