Folic Acid
Commons · Question 16699 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to written question 11338 on Folic Acid, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the policy on prostate cancer rates and fetal death rates.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 15 Jul 2026
Folic acid fortification was recommended by the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy (COMA) in 2000 and by its successor the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) in 2006, after an extensive review of the evidence on folat...