"There is no scientific basis for setting an upper level of intake for folate. Having such a
limit, which has been set at 1 mg per day, has acted as a barrier to the wider introduction
of mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid to prevent neural tube defects.
For both reasons, the upper limit should be discarded. This would have the practical
effect of leaving no scientific obstacle to the introduction of mandatory folic acid fortification
in all countries, which would have an important global impact on the prevention of neural tube defects.”
limit, which has been set at 1 mg per day, has acted as a barrier to the wider introduction
of mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid to prevent neural tube defects.
For both reasons, the upper limit should be discarded. This would have the practical
effect of leaving no scientific obstacle to the introduction of mandatory folic acid fortification
in all countries, which would have an important global impact on the prevention of neural tube defects.”
