If you buy corn tortillas in California, the ingredient list is about to change quietly but significantly. Starting in 2026, ...

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

The US Food and Drug Administration began mandating folic acid fortification in 1998 but only for enriched wheat flour, rice and corn flour, excluding corn masa flour. The FDA cited folic acid ...

Kale is known for its high folate content, but other foods also provide the folate you need. Folate is necessary for DNA ...

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

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. —A California law that requires folic acid fortification in corn masa flour and wet corn masa products is scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2026.

The US Food and Drug Administration began mandating folic acid fortification in 1998 but only for enriched wheat flour, rice ...

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

1 Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital, Ministry of Health & Social Services, Oniipa, Namibia. 2 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lusaka Apex ...

Two years after a panel flew off a 737 Max, Boeing is doing more inspections, completing work in its intended order and making other changes. Can the company keep it up? The number of 737 Max planes ...

Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States Department of ...

Two-thirds of women in their child-bearing years have an increased risk for birth defects due to a lifestyle factor they can change, a new study says. These risk factors -- low levels of vitamin B9 ...