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Folic acid fortification requirements to take effect in two years © RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall said New Zealand would miss the smoke-free by 2025 target without such changes Folic acid will be required to be added to most bread in New Zealand after government approvals, the government says, to save lives and reduce health problems. Minister for Food Safety Ayesha Verrall said in a statement this morning adding the acid to to all non-organic bread-making wheat flour would protect tamariki, preventing neural tube defects (NTDs) that could result in death or life-long disability. The requirement would take effect after two years, she said.

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