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These initiatives were driven by Lord Rooker, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
A bill to amend the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 to require flour to be fortified with folic acid.
Lord Rooker has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
The UK notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in February that we intended to lay a Statutory Instrument that will amend the Bread and Flour Regulations.
My Ministerial colleagues are considering next steps on this issue. Changes to rules could include clarifying definitions; providing for the fortification of wheat flour with folic acid; exemptions to avoid disproportionate impacts for businesses; and a change to the enforcement approach.