Fortification of selected foodstuffs with folic acid in the UK: consumer research carried out to inform policy recommendations | Zendy

A. Tedstone | Zendy; Marilyn L. Browne | Zendy; Lance John Harrop | Zendy; C. C. Ver | Zendy; Véronique Pagé | Zendy; Jonathan Swindells | Zendy; William G. Hayward | Zendy; Janet B. Croft | Zendy; Francesca Harris | Zendy; Lynn Stockley | Zendy

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Fortification of selected foodstuffs with folic acid in the UK: consumer research carried out to inform policy recommendations

Author(s) -

A. Tedstone,

Marilyn L. Browne,

Lance John Harrop,

C. C. Ver,

Véronique Pagé,

Jonathan Swindells,

William G. Hayward,

Janet B. Croft,

Francesca Harris,

Lynn Stockley

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdm073

Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , focus group , agency (philosophy) , ethnic group , food fortification , qualitative research , spina bifida , public health , family medicine , gerontology , population , nursing , pediatrics , business , political science , marketing , sociology , social science , law

The UK Food Standards Agency Board identified four options to increase folate intake in women of reproductive age in order to reduce the risk of neural tube defect (NTD) affected pregnancies; these ranged from continuing with current policy, to mandatory fortification of bread or flour with folic acid. In order to appraise these options, the agency carried out a consultation, and also commissioned four pieces of research. This paper provides detailed information about two of the research studies, which used qualitative research approaches to gather consumer evidence.

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