Food producers in Northern Ireland will have to add folic acid to non-wholemeal flour by law from 2026. The Department of ...

A deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can increase the risk of serious problems for babies, known as neural tube ...

Nurses have been urged to continue to promote the importance of folic acid supplementations following fortification of flour.

Folic acid is an essential nutrient for expectant mothers as it aids in averting brain and spine abnormalities in the baby. Even though wholesome foods such as beans and leafy vegetables are good ...

Adding folic acid to flour could prevent around 200 cases of neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, every year, and ...

Bread and flour will be fortified with an essential vitamin in a bid to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies ...

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The Department of Health has introduced legislation that will see folic acid added to non-wholemeal flour in Northern Ireland ...

The UK chief medical officers, chief nursing officers and chief midwifery officers have given advice on the importance of folic acid supplementation ...

Stormont Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said: “This approach has been adopted in over 80 countries world-wide and the benefits ...

A new law will see flour boosted with folic acid to protect hundreds of babies against serious disabilities every year in ...