New Rules Require More Folic Acid in Grain Foods From: The Washington Post | Date: January 6, 1998| Author: Sally Squires | Copyright 1998 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

When consumers reach for bread, pasta, corn meal and cereal on grocery shelves, they can now count on getting more of an important ingredient: folic acid.

Since Jan. 1, food manufacturers have been required by the Food and Drug Administration to fortify these and many other products with folic acid, one of the B vitamins, which plays an important role in the body's central nervous system.

"Ninety percent of people in the United States don't have enough folic acid," said ...

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