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

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 ...

Folic acid is so important to infant health that it’s required to be added to cereal and bread. A new California law ensures ...

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

Tortillas sold in California are getting a new ingredient addition, in hopes that it will help raise healthier babies.

California will require folic acid in store‑bought corn tortillas starting next Thursday. Small bakeries are exempt.

Folate is a naturally occurring water-soluble B vitamin. Folic acid is a synthetic (manmade) form of folate often added to foods and taken in supplement form. Both are sources of vitamin B9 and ...

Assembly Bill 1830 requires that corn masa flour and wet corn masa products contain a specified amount of folic acid ...

Taking prescription folic acid is associated with a significantly lower risk of suicide attempts, according to a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Experts say this could potentially offer a ...