Monitoring the Australian populations intake of dietary folic acid before and after mandatory fortification

(June 2016)

This report provides results of surveys of the folic acid content of breads commonly eaten by Australians, and estimates of the population's intake of dietary folic acid following implementation of food standard for mandatory folic acid fortification of wheat flour for making bread. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) undertook this work as part of its contribution to the monitoring program of the impact of the mandatory fortification standard, Standard 2.1.1 Cereals and cereal products.

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