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FDA allows folic acid in corn masa flour, could cut Latino birth defects

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration announced that manufacturers can start adding folic acid to corn masa flour beginning Friday, a move long pursued by advocates who say it will curb birth defects in the Hispanic community. Hispanic women have the highest rate of children born with neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, […]

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