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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rickyb" data-source="post: 3944330" data-attributes="member: 56035">turns out even mexican diet is contaminated:"Did you know that most flour is fortified to help prevent birth defects? It’s just one way our food system helps to improve health outcomes for Americans, and is well-known as one of the most important and simple public health advances. But not everyone is benefiting equally from this kind of fortification.You can help us change that!Consuming folic acid before and during the first few weeks of pregnancy helps to prevent major birth defects of the brain and spine, such as spina bifida. Thankfully, since mandatory fortification took effect two decades ago, these birth defects have dropped nationwide.Unfortunately, corn masa flour, which is consumed more often by Hispanic women, lacks the fortification requirement that applies to other flours, and thus, it is rarely fortified.Failing to fortify corn masa and corn tortillas with folic acid increases the risk of serious birth defects.CSPI and our partners are working diligently to fix this problem. We’re calling on you to help us better understand the mix of corn masa products in your local supermarket, as we tackle this problem.Here’s how you can help! Next time you’re at the supermarket, please look for corn masa flour and corn masa tortilla products at in your local grocery store, take a picture, and share it with us. Tag @FFINetwork and @CSPI and use the hashtag #FindFolicAcid in your photos.Every picture we have will tell us more about the marketplace and help us to plan our campaigns to target the tortillas and flour that are missing this critical fortification!Thank you for all you do to help everyone have a healthier and safer food system.Warmly,Laura MacCleeryPolicy DirectorCenter for Science in the Public Interest</blockquote>

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