I found this post on Planet Debian about folic acid, and tried to respond with this:
The US also requires flour to be "enriched" with iron, and other stuff too. I used quotes on enriched not out of disdain, but just to highlight the word choice used by the administration. Its funny because the food industry goes through great lengths to remove all sorts of good stuff in the first place.If you are interested in the history of how the US government has become involved with food, check out "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan. I wrote up a review here:http://www.my-book-shelf.com/blog/2008/11/in-defense-of-food.htmlBut when I tried to submit, it kept reporting errors so I decided to post my response here.
