The requirement aims to increase folic acid consumption, particularly among pregnant women from certain demographic groups.

Here, a dietitian talks us through the science behind the new policy that makes folic acid fortification mandatory in ...

SAN DIEGO, and GREENWOOD, S.C., March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO) and Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) today announced a publication in Genome Research describing ...

The CDC is urging manufacturers of a type of flour used to make foods like tortillas and tamales to add folic acid to help lower the risk of some birth defects in the Hispanic population. The Centers ...

The US Food and Drug Administration began mandating folic acid fortification in 1998 but only for enriched wheat flour, rice ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated folic acid fortification of all enriched cereal grains in 1996, and this regulation resulted in a reduction of neural tube defect (NTD)–affected ...

Starting in 2026, California tortillas will contain folic acid to help prevent birth defects — a change aimed at closing a ...

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Mom-and-pop shops will be exempt from this change, but big manufacturers in California will need to start adding folic acid ...

California now requires tortillas to be fortified with folic acid to reduce birth defects in the Latino community, where ...

Starting in 2025, California tortillas will contain folic acid to help prevent birth defects—a change aimed at closing a gap ...