Folic Acid: Prostate Cancer
Commons · Question 24840 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Al Pinkerton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition will review evidence published since 2017 on the relationship between folic acid and prostate cancer before mandatory fortification begins.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 10 Sep 2026
The issues raised by the Hon. Member for Surrey Heath have been dealt with in answers to previous written questions. Most recently, I refer him to the answers provided on 10 July in response to Question 15320 and on 15 July in response to Question 16699.T...