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| A victory for consumer choice |
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| Written by Sue Kedgley | |
| Friday, 22 June 2007 | |
 The Green Party is pleased that organic bread has been exempted from a new standard requiring mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid “This means that consumers will have some choice, if they wish to avoid folate-fortified bread,” Green Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says. “It also means that the organic standard will not be undermined by requiring synthetic additives to be added to organic products.” The Green Party strongly opposed the initial proposal to add folate to all flour, which would have meant that all bread sold in New Zealand would have contained folate, thereby removing consumer choice. “We are pleased that the Minister has listened to the Green Party, the organic movement and consumers, and exempted organic and some other flat breads from the requirement for mandatory fortification. “We wanted small speciality breads to be exempt as well, and predict that there will be problems for small bakers trying to get the exact amount of folate added to each batch of bread. “We also question whether bread products are consumed in high enough quantities by women of child-bearing age to make fortifying bread an effective vehicle for increasing folic acid levels. “We are pleased that the Minister has not slavishly followed Australia, and required folate to be added to all flour, and has instead come up with a New Zealand based solution - of adding folate during the bread making process. “I only hope the same commonsense will be evident when the Government makes its decision over fortification with iodine.” |
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