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Big read: Why folic acid will be added to bread-making flour, what took so long, and the children already lost

Nicholas Jones
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Investigative Reporter·NZ Herald·
12 mins to read
Big read: Why folic acid will be added to bread-making flour, what took so long, and the children already lost
Big read: Why folic acid will be added to bread-making flour, what took so long, and the children already lost

Folic acid will be put in bread-making flour to prevent devastating birth defects. Nicholas Jones reports on New Zealand's folic acid debate, and its heartbreaking legacy.

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