Towards an optimal use of folic acid

European legislation and research in the field of vitamins, minerals and trace elements (known as micronutrients) undergo rapid development. For this reason, the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport has asked the Health Council of the Netherlands to reconsider its policy on micronutrients. The aim of the new policy is to ensure that as many people as possible consume adequate quantities of micronutrients while, at the same time, minimising the risk that people exceed the safe upper level of intake.