Following California's lead, more states consider requiring folic acid in corn tortillas

California this year became the first state to require food makers to add folic acid, a crucial vitamin, to corn masa flour ...

Map Shows All States Considering Major Change To Tortillas

A number of states are considering legislation requiring food makers to add folic acid to corn masa flour in a bid to tackle ...
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California Leads the Charge: Folic Acid Fortification in Corn Masa Flour

California's new law requires adding folic acid to corn masa flour, aiming to reduce neural tube defects among Hispanic infants. The action could inspire national adoption amid mixed reactions. Andrea ...
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Hispanic births with neural tube defects not significantly reduced after voluntary folic acid fortification of corn masa flour

"Well over half of neural tube defects can be prevented with sufficient folic acid consumption before conception and in early pregnancy," said senior author Sandi Lam, MD, MBA, Division Head of ...
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Study Using OGM in Neural Tube Defects Reveals Previously Unreported Variants and Candidate Genes with Potential Links to the Devastating Birth Defect

SAN DIEGO, and GREENWOOD, S.C., March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionano Genomics (BNGO), Inc. and Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) today announced a publication in Genome Research describing the ...
Scientific American

Neural-Tube Birth Defects Tied to Organic Pollutants

Babies who were exposed to certain organic pollutants in the womb are at a highly increased risk of neural tube defects leading to conditions such as spina bifida, according to researchers in China.