Corn tortillas in California must now contain folic acid

California is the first state to require food makers to add folic acid, a crucial vitamin, to corn masa flour used to make tortillas and other foods. It's a move aimed at reducing Hispanic infants' disproportionately high rates of rare and severe birth defect…

Fifteen years after she lost her first baby to a rare and devastating birth defect, Andrea Lopez takes comfort in knowing that other Latina mothers might finally avoid the same pain. In January, Cal…

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