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

California will require folic acid in tortillas and corn masa products by 2026 and will ban non-essential cat declawing ...

Mom-and-pop shops will be exempt from this change, but big manufacturers in California will need to start adding folic acid ...

Folic acid helps healthy cell growth, and when consumed before and during pregnancy, has been proven to prevent birth defects ...

The requirement aims to increase folic acid consumption, particularly among pregnant women from certain demographic groups.

California now requires tortillas to be fortified with folic acid to reduce birth defects in the Latino community, where ...

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

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

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

Here, a dietitian talks us through the science behind the new policy that makes folic acid fortification mandatory in ...

Kale is known for its high folate content, but other foods also provide the folate you need. Folate is necessary for DNA ...

Folic acid, also known as vitamin B9, is a form of vitamin B that helps your body make and maintain new cells. It's essential for everyone, but especially important for people who could become ...