Bread and Flour Regulations (Folic Acid) Bill [HL]

Key Points

• Mandates folic acid fortification of flour under the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998.
• Applies to flour used to make bread, affecting flour mills, importers, and bakers.
• Establishes the rules and levels for fortification and how compliance will be checked.
• Aims to improve folic acid intake and potentially reduce neural tube defects.
• Currently at the second reading in the House of Lords; if advanced, it will proceed to the committee stage and subsequent stages in the Lords.

Progress

The bill is at the second reading in the House of Lords. If it progresses, it would move to the committee stage and then future stages before possible consideration by the House of Commons.