Folic acid
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA June 17 memo informs members of the agency's Food Advisory Committee as well as outside scientific experts of an upcoming meeting to discuss folic health claims for the prevention of neural tube defects. FDA said June 15 that it will obtain advice from the advisory groups at approximately mid-point in the comment period of a July proposal to allow health claims for folic acid ("The Tan Sheet" June 21, p. 5). The memo recipients also were asked to identify issues and concerns regarding folic acid that they believe should be addressed by FDA...