Starting in 2025, California tortillas will contain folic acid to help prevent birth defects—a change aimed at closing a gap ...

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

The law, which will go into effect Jan. 1, requires manufacturers to include folic acid in their tortilla and corn masa ...

Assembly Bill 1830 will require all corn masa flour to contain a specific amount of folic acid starting January 1.

Folic acid is so important to infant health that it’s required to be added to cereal and bread. A new California law ensures ...

Large manufacturers must add folic acid to corn masa flour starting in 2026, part of the passing of AB1830, small producers are exempt.

Changes are coming to tortillas in California in the new year, with a new law requiring manufacturers to add folic acid to ...

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

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

THAT’S GOOD NEWS. BUT AGAIN JUST BE CAREFUL ON SOME OF THOSE DAMP ROADS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, THIS MONTH MARKS BIRTH DEFECTS AWARENESS MONTH WITH 1 IN 33 BABIES AFFECTED BY BIRTH DEFECTS IN THE ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- As January comes to a close, doctors say it's important to recognize National Birth Defects Awareness Month. The March of Dimes says birth defects are the leading cause of infant ...

The most recent CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reveals cases of gastroschisis, a serious birth defect of the abdominal wall, have more than doubled over the past 18 years in the U.S. Babies ...