Sir Liam Donaldson, the UK Government's Chief Medical Officer, has blocked a plan for folic acid to be added to bread.

Top doctor blocks plan for folic acid in bread

Extracts from the Sunday Telegraph:

"England's top doctor has blocked a controversial plan to force bakers to add folic acid to their bread - a move which might have prevented scores of babies being born with severe disabilities every year."

"Sir Liam Donaldson, the Government's Chief Medical Officer, has put the brakes on the move amid growing worries that the proposal could increase the risk of serious health problems, including cancers, in the rest of the population."

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Scientists support move to fortify bread with folic acid.

Scientists back move to put folic acid in bread - Telegraph

Extract:

"The compulsory addition of folic acid to bread moved a step closer yesterday in a move that could save dozens of babies every year from being born with serious disabilities.

Scientists at the Government's food watchdog indicated they will next week approve the fortification of wheat flour, a move which many doctors and charities say would lead to a major reduction in the number of babies developing spina bifida or other birth defects and prevent hundreds of abortions."


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Should folic acid be added to bread to help prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, affecting foetuses and causing disabilities in babies?

Support for folic acid in bread

Extracts:

"The campaign to add folic acid to bread in an attempt to stop hundreds of babies from being born with disabilities has been bolstered by research suggesting that the move was probably safe."

"Each year, up to 600 babies are born with neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, while several hundred pregnancies are aborted because foetuses are affected. Many scientists support the mandatory adding of folic acid, which contains the vitamin folate, because they say there is overwhelming evidence that it helps prevent neural tube defects. There is to be a three-month consultation.

Critics have described the plans as "mass medication"."