HC Deb 03 July 2002 vol 388 cc453-4W
Mrs. Helen Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Food Standards Agency will report its findings on the results of mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid. [57822]

Ms Blears

[holding answer 21 May 2002]The Food Standards Agency Board considered the issue of folic acid and the prevention of disease at their open meeting on 9 May 2002. A note of the discussion has been placed on the agency website at www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/ pdfs/paperfsa020601.pdf.

The agency will shortly write to UK health ministers with advice arising from the discussion.