Health: Folic Acid Fortification Debate
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Baroness Brinton
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Health: Folic Acid Fortification
Baroness Brinton Excerpts(10 years, 7 months ago)
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Baroness Brinton (LD)
My Lords, pending that decision, and even with the fortification of flour, the fact is that not all women planning to get pregnant will have the right level of folic acid. Are the Government planning a media campaign to encourage mothers about this? I mean not just the information on NHS pages but radio and magazine advertisements for young women so that they start to think about it when they begin to consider having their families.