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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Storm Newton

Flour to be fortified with folic acid from 2026 to tackle serious birth defects

The vitamin will be added to flour (Alamy/PA) - (Alamy/PA)

Bread and flour will be fortified with an essential vitamin in a bid to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies every year, the Government has announced.

The new legislation will require millers to add folic acid to non-wholemeal wheat flour from the end of 2026.

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