Nation-wide failure of voluntary folic acid fortification of corn masa flour and tortillas with folic acid.
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DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1518
Abstract: BACKGROUND The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required all enriched cereal grains to be fortified with folic acid in 1998. In April 2016, the FDA published regulations allowing voluntary fortification of corn masa… read more here.
Keywords: folic acid; corn; fortification corn; masa flour ... See more keywords
Impact of Voluntary Folic Acid Fortification of Corn Masa Flour on RBC Folate Concentrations in the U.S. (NHANES 2011–2018)
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DOI: 10.3390/nu13041325
Abstract: Surveillance data have highlighted continued disparities in neural tube defects (NTDs) by race-ethnicity in the United States. Starting in 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized voluntary folic acid fortification of corn masa flour… read more here.
Keywords: folic acid; hispanic women; rbc folate; fortification ... See more keywords