In Brief: Folate intake
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Folate intake: Aug. 6 public meeting will focus on folate's role in the prevention of neural tube birth defects and "encourage and provide guidance to attendees" in the "dissemination of a public health message about adequate folate intake" for women of child-bearing age, according to a notice published in the July 9 Federal Register. Jointly sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, the meeting will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at HHS headquarters. For further information, contact FDA's Jeanne Latham at 202/205-4697...