UK to Add Folic Acid to Non-Wholemeal Wheat Flour

Miller Pete Loosmore checks the grain at the winnower in Sherborne, England, on May 6, 2020. Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Folic acid will be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour across the UK, the government has announced, saying the addition is aimed at reducing spinal conditions in babies.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said 80 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, have already been adding folic acid to staple food products.