Starting in 2026, California tortillas will contain folic acid to help prevent birth defects — a change aimed at closing a gap for Latina mothers.

California now requires tortillas to be fortified with folic acid to reduce birth defects in the Latino community, where ...

Mom-and-pop shops will be exempt from this change, but big manufacturers in California will need to start adding folic acid ...

If you buy corn tortillas in California, the ingredient list is about to change quietly but significantly. Starting in 2026, ...

Here, a dietitian talks us through the science behind the new policy that makes folic acid fortification mandatory in ...

The US Food and Drug Administration began mandating folic acid fortification in 1998 but only for enriched wheat flour, rice ...

"Well over half of neural tube defects can be prevented with sufficient folic acid consumption before conception and in early pregnancy," said senior author Sandi Lam, MD, MBA, Division Head of ...

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Tortillas sold in California are getting a new ingredient addition, in hopes that it will help raise healthier babies.

Taking folic acid supplements before conception and in the first trimester of pregnancy continues to be a major line of defense against neural tube defects. The recommendation also aligns with ...