Folic acid to be added to flour in effort to reduce serious birth defects

Ministers reject food industry objections in major U-turn over compulsory fortification

All flour will be fortified with folic acid after ministers swung behind a plan that medical experts believe will stop hundreds of babies a year from being born with birth defects, the Guardian can reveal.

Ministers will order the introduction of automatic fortification within weeks after being convinced by their own advisers that the policy will reduce the risk of babies developing spina bifida and other conditions that involve severe disability or death.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2PyW7R6