Date:
01/14/2008 01:59 PM FOOD NEWS: Symbol to make it easier for women to get
folic acid
By The Associated Press
It's going to get easier for women to find some foods fortified
with folic acid.
The March of Dimes and Grain Foods Foundation
have teamed up to launch a new folic acid symbol — the
Folic Acid for a Healthy Pregnancy seal — to appear
on packages of grain products that are enriched with folic
acid.
Folic acid, a form of B vitamin found in leafy
vegetables, citrus fruit and beans, helps prevent birth defects.
Since 1998, the government has required that folic acid be
added to breads, cereals and other products that use enriched
flour.
But
many women still don't get the recommended daily dose of 400
micrograms of folic acid. The groups hope the new symbol makes
it easier for women to identify products enriched with the
nutrient.
