Mandatory fortification with folic acid for the prevention of neural tube defects: a case study of Australia and New Zealand.

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dc.citation.issue7
dc.citation.volume39
dc.contributor.authorThurston L
dc.contributor.authorBorman B
dc.contributor.authorBower C
dc.coverage.spatialGermany
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-03T21:50:53Z
dc.date.available2024-10-03T21:50:53Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-19
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: To present a case study of the considerations of mandatory fortification with folic acid in Australia and New Zealand. METHODS: Review of published reports and consumer advocacy views. RESULTS: Australia and New Zealand jointly approved mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid to prevent neural tube defects in 2007. Fortification was fully implemented in Australia in 2009 and has resulted in reduction in NTD. At the last minute, industry lobbying led to the New Zealand government not proceeding with fortification. With continued consumer advocacy, mounting scientific evidence, and a change of government, approval was given in 2021 for mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid. CONCLUSION: In large part as a response to consumer pressure, New Zealand has now joined with Australia (and around 70 other countries) in fortifying flour with folic acid for the prevention of NTD.
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dc.edition.editionJuly 2023
dc.format.pagination1737-1741
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36653503
dc.identifier.citationThurston L, Borman B, Bower C. (2023). Mandatory fortification with folic acid for the prevention of neural tube defects: a case study of Australia and New Zealand.. Childs Nerv Syst. 39. 7. (pp. 1737-1741).
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00381-022-05823-x
dc.identifier.eissn1433-0350
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0256-7040
dc.identifier.pii10.1007/s00381-022-05823-x
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71597
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.publisher.urihttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00381-022-05823-x
dc.relation.isPartOfChilds Nerv Syst
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAustalia
dc.subjectConsumer advocacy
dc.subjectFolic acid
dc.subjectMandatory fortification
dc.subjectNeural tube defects
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectFolic Acid
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectFood, Fortified
dc.subjectNeural Tube Defects
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.titleMandatory fortification with folic acid for the prevention of neural tube defects: a case study of Australia and New Zealand.
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id459109
pubs.organisational-groupCollege of Health
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