Petition · past parliament
Reverse The Decision To Fortify All UK Flour with Synthetic Folic Acid
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Upon what reasoning are we supplementing the entire UK at all times, with a synthetic vitamin only advised for childbearing women during a 6-month window? What effect will it have on men, children, the elderly, non-mothers, and the mothers' own bodies? It should remain a choice of the individual.
Synthetic folic acid is not the same as naturally-occurring folate. It is converted inefficiently, builds in the bloodstream and is increasingly linked to the reverse effect: cancer, heart disease, stroke, midline birth defects such as tongue tie, and an adverse effect on the 30-50% of the population with MTHFR mutation. Supplementing all UK flour makes folic acid unavoidable, promising a disastrous costly backfire on UK health and the NHS. Read full at https://tinyurl.com/folic-acid-uk-petition
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 21 Oct 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Nov 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.