c/california · by silence7@slrpnk.net · 231d

A new California law requires tortillas to include an extra ingredient. [Folic acid] Here's why [to prevent birth defects]

https://calmatters.org/health/2025/12/tortilla-law-folic-acid-california/

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reddig33@lemmy.world · 91 pts · 231d

Thank you so much for de-fanging the clickbait headline!

Elechicken@lemmy.ca · 23 pts · 231d

What's next?! Adding iodine to our salt or fluoride to our water?!

aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 231d (3 replies)

X post of someone defiantly eating anti-folic tortillas

BetaBlake@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 231d (2 replies)

Joe Rogan clip of him telling us why this is bad

Ledivin@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 231d (1 reply)

"If you eat 1kg of this stuff, YOU DIE! How could that possibly be safe in tortillas?!?!?"

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 230d

dihydrogen monoxide should be a controlled substance. Briefly immersing a newborn baby in a bucket full of it can easily stop their breathing, and likely kill the baby. How could we countenance piping this dangerous substance into literally every home? It’s insane!

BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 231d (2 replies)

Seems kinda random

silence7@slrpnk.net · 17 pts · 231d

Per the article, it's already added in things like bread. They're mandating it in tortillas because the Latino population eats a lot of tortillas instead of bread, and has a higher birth defect rate as a result.

AstaKask@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 231d

I guess they figure bitches love tacos