SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — With the new year less than a week away, a plethora of different state laws will take effect when the clock strikes midnight, and one such enacted bill involves a staple of the San Diego culture.
Assembly Bill 1830 requires that corn masa flour, the primary ingredient in corn tortillas, must contain a specified amount of folic acid beginning Jan. 1, 2026.
The bill’s passage comes as Latino communities face disproportionately higher rates of severe birth defects that happen during early pregnancy. According to the legislatures, folic acid fortification of corn masa flour and wet corn masa products can lower the rate of certain birth defects, specifically neural tube defects, which could result in saving lives and ultimately tax dollars…