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Committee advances bill to fortify corn masa with folic acid to reduce neural-tube defects
Summary
The House Health Committee gave a favorable report to House Bill 384, which would require fortifying corn masa products with folic acid to reduce spina bifida and other neural-tube birth defects, the bill sponsor said.
The House Health Committee voted to give a favorable report to House Bill 384, which would require fortifying corn masa products with folic acid to reduce neural-tube birth defects such as spina bifida, Representative Crawford said.
Representative Crawford told committee members that past public-health efforts to fortify cornmeal, flour and grits with folic acid have…
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