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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Storm Newton

Extra ingredient to be added to all bread in pregnancy health bid

Fortifying bread and flour will give women a higher baseline intake of folic acid - (Katielee Arrowsmith SWNS)

An essential vitamin will be added to bread and flour in a bid to prevent birth defects.

Folic acid will be added to all non-wholemeal wheat flour from the end of 2026 to prevent issues in hundreds of babies every year, the Government has announced.

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