An Act to Amend Title 16 of the Delaware Code Relating to Folic Acid Fortification.
Passed both chambers: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Passed both chambers
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 18
- Latest action
- Jun 16, 2026
What it does
This Act requires that effective amounts of folic acid be added to corn masa flour and corn masa which are staples in many minority diets. Under this Act, corn masa flour sold or used in the State must contain folic acid at a level of .7 mg of folic acid per pound of corn masa flour. Wet corn masa product must contain .4 mg of folic acid per pound of end product. These products must include a declaration of folic acid on the nutrition label in accordance with applicable federal law. \r \r Minority communities in the United States face a greater risk of neural tube defects (NTDs), which are serious birth defects that occur during early pregnancy. NTDs include spina bifida, characterized by…
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