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Fortifying our bread: a heavy handed approach! : Comments
By Helen Lobato, published 15/10/2009It is now mandatory for millers to add folic acid to bread flour in all Australian states and territories.
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Only in the past week has it also been brought to my attention that Iodised salt is now also being added to bread flour. Until five years ago there was a residue of iodine in milk due to it being included in the detergent used to wash milking machines. Iodine supplements are now recommended for pregnant women as a lack of iodine in the diet can lead to cretinism - common in Tibet where families usually only have access to rock salt lacking in iodine. Personally I have never needed to supplement my diet, but consider the addition of either folic acid or iodine to bread flour can only be of overall benefit to unborn children.