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Most bread and flour now fortified with folic acid – Expert Reaction

Most bread and flour now fortified with folic acid – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 August 202312 August 2023

As of tomorrow, all non-organic bread-making wheat flour in New Zealand will be fortified with folic acid. The supplement has […]

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Mandatory folic acid in bread to reduce birth defects – Expert Reaction

Mandatory folic acid in bread to reduce birth defects – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 08 July 202109 July 2021

All non-organic bread-making wheat flour in New Zealand will be fortified with folic acid within the next two years. The supplement […]

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Folate-autism link research questioned – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 May 201603 May 2017

Independent experts are unconvinced by unpublished research reporting a link between expecting mothers’ levels of folate – a vitamin pregnant […]

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SMC briefing: folic acid in foods

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 29 May 201201 June 2012

Adding folic acid to foods is back on the table — here’s a chance to get your head around it. […]

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Vitamin B12 and neural tube defects

Blog  |  Published: 17 March 2009

A study published in the Pediatrics journal this month suggests that vitamin B12 may be an important nutrient in preventing […]

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