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Waitzman, Norman J. | Costs and benefits of folic acid fortification in the United States: economic analysis, regulatory action, and public health | The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required that as of January 1, 1998, manufacturers of enriched cereal- grain products fortify their products with folic acid to reduce the number of pregnancies affected by a neural tube defect (NTD). Prior to adoption of the regulation in 1996... | Nutrition; Gestation; Maturnity; Birth defects | 2004-10-14 |