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HRES 17 112th Congress House Health Health promotion and preventive care Hereditary and development disorders Medical research Nutrition and diet

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs should evaluate the scientific evidence on the question of whether to add more folic acid to enriched grain products and expand folic acid fortification into cornmeal and corn-based food products to help prevent further serious birth defects.

Introduced: January 5, 2011 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to evaluate the scientific evidence on the question of whether to add more folic acid to enriched grain products and expand folic acid fortification into cornmeal and corn-based food products to help prevent further serious birth defects.

What's happening now February 1, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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