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UK to add folic acid to flour: Why now, and what's the catch?
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The UK government has ordered manufacturers to add folic acid, or vitamin B9, to non-wholemeal wheat flour from December. The measure aims to cut birth defects of the brain and spine, a move Rupert Lowe of Restore Britain objected to on X. Writer Rob Lyons says other countries have done this for years, and wholemeal bread already has enough folate.
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