The requirement aims to increase folic acid consumption, particularly among pregnant women from certain demographic groups.

California now requires tortillas to be fortified with folic acid to reduce birth defects in the Latino community, where ...

Researchers have identified a gene that plays a key role in the formation of neural tube defects, a problem commonly found in infants of pregnant women with diabetes. This is the first time the gene ...

Starting in 2026, California tortillas will contain folic acid to help prevent birth defects — a change aimed at closing a ...

Analysis of U.S. survey data showed that two-thirds of reproductive age women had one or more modifiable risk factors for birth defects. Common risk factors included obesity, folate concentrations ...

Commonly prescribed sleep medications such as zolpidem are not associated with a meaningful increase in the overall risk for ...

Tortillas sold in California are going to have a new ingredient, one that's intended to help nurture healthy infants. Starting Jan. 1, a new law will take effect requiring most tortillas and corn masa ...