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<p>The recent consultation on the proposed mandatory fortification of flour with folic
acid to help reduce neural tube defects in foetuses did specifically ask people to
highlight any potential impact of this policy on small and medium businesses. People
who responded to the consultation did not have to identify themselves or any sector
they may be representing. However, of those who did, 50 identified themselves as working
in the heritage/artisan milling sector. Officials from the Department have met with
representatives from the The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB)
Mills Section and the Traditional Cornmillers Guild and visited wind and watermills
to understand at first hand the practicalities around fortification in those premises.
We have only the publicly available data on the number of traditional mills; noting
that not all buildings manufacture flour as some are museums. Ministers are currently
considering the consultation response analysis and further information will be provided
in due course.</p>
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