Pasta and bread have to include folic acid, a vitamin that’s important for infant health. Now, California is requiring that tortilla-makers include it, too.
Per the article, it’s already added in things like bread. They’re mandating it in tortillas because the Latino population eats a lot of tortillas instead of bread, and has a higher birth defect rate as a result.
Per the article, it’s already added in things like bread. They’re mandating it in tortillas because the Latino population eats a lot of tortillas instead of bread, and has a higher birth defect rate as a result.