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

Mom-and-pop shops will be exempt from this change, but big manufacturers in California will need to start adding folic acid ...

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

Folic acid is so important to infant health that it’s required to be added to cereal and bread. A new California law ensures ...

Folic acid helps healthy cell growth, and when consumed before and during pregnancy, has been proven to prevent birth defects ...

Tortillas sold in California are getting a new ingredient addition, in hopes that it will help raise healthier babies.

Folic acid is considered critical before and early on in pregnancy due to its ability to prevent birth defects of an infant’s ...

A new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this year will require manufacturers of corn-based flour products ...

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

Assembly Bill 1830 will require all corn masa flour to contain a specific amount of folic acid starting January 1.

Assembly Bill 1830 requires that corn masa flour, the primary ingredient in corn tortillas, must contain a specified amount ...

Tortillas sold in California are going to have a new ingredient, one that's intended to help nurture healthy infants.