Warning on vitamin B12 deficiency for vegans and vegetarians
In the run up to Veganuary leading researchers are warning of the dangers of a quiet epidemic of vitamin B 12 deficiency in people who follow increasingly popular plant-based diets.
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In the run up to Veganuary leading researchers are warning of the dangers of a quiet epidemic of vitamin B 12 deficiency in people who follow increasingly popular plant-based diets.
Members of FGC have been voluntarily fortifying bread for many years now. FGC will support its members to meet the Government’s target in 2023. It will be easier to achieve coverage by fortifying bread flour rather than by batches of bread. However, we are disappointed the Minister for Food Safety refers to FGC’s previous points as “spurious” and “misinformation” when our information presented during the debate some years ago came from some of the world’s most authoritative sources and remains a matter of record on our website. FGC has always called for all the risks and benefit...