The Department of Health and Social Care, alongside devolved governments in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, is mandating folic acid fortification of flour to improve public health outcomes, particularly for pregnant women and reducing neural tube defects. The policy involves amending the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 and equivalent Northern Ireland regulations, with related amendments to processed cereal-based foods and baby foods regulations in Scotland. Current status involves active legislative progress through the Bread and Flour Regulations (Folic Acid) Bill [HL].
These Regulations amend the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/141) (“the 1998 Regulations”).
These Regulations amend schedule 4 of the Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (“the 2004 Regulations”) to add calcium-L-methylfolate, ferrous bisglycinate and zinc chloride to the list of nutritional substances set out …
A Bill to amend the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 to require flour to be fortified with folic acid. Originated in the Lords.
Third Reading 15:07:00 Bill passed and sent to the Commons.
Order of Commitment Discharged 15:11:00 Moved by Lord Rooker: That the order of commitment be discharged Lord Rooker (Lab): My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated …
Second Reading 13:32:00 Moved by Lord Rooker: That the Bill be now read a second time. Lord Rooker (Lab): My Lords, my Bill concerns a measure of preventative medicine designed to reduce the number of children born with a lifelong …
A Bill to amend the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 to require flour to be fortified with folic acid.
First Reading 15:07:00 A Bill to amend the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 to require flour to be fortified with folic acid. The Bill was introduced by Lord Rooker, read a first time and ordered to be printed.