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Campaigners welcome UK legislation mandating folic acid flour fortification
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Campaigners welcome UK legislation mandating folic acid flour fortificationCampaigners welcome UK legislation mandating folic acid flour fortification

Campaigners are celebrating after the UK government passed legislation that will make fortifying all non-wholemeal wheat flour with folic acid mandatory by the end of 2026.

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