Public health

5 min read - fact checked In a past BLOGPOST on the September 2024, I wrote about my concerns regarding the UK Government's decision to fortify non-wholemeal flour with synthetic Vitamin B9 (aka Folic acid). As from December 2026, UK regulations will require non-wholemeal wheat flour to be fortified with 250µg of synthetic folic acid (Vitamin B9) per 100 g of flour (1). The main public health rationale is to reduce neural tube defects such as spina bifida, which develops very early during pregnancy (fig.…......