FFAC

The FFAC is a coalition of public and private agencies and businesses from around Florida who are working together to decrease the incidence of neural tube defects by encouraging women of childbearing age to take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily prior to pregnancy. The FFAC also promotes the recommended RDA intake of folate for all persons as a strategy for promoting overall good health... The Florida Folic Acid Coalition (FFAC) was founded in 1999 and joined the National Council on Folic Acid in 2002. From 1999 to 2002, the Council was led by the March of Dimes, Florida Chapter and in 2002, the Birth Defects Center at the University of South Florida assumed leadership. In 2005, the FFAC moved to the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, where faculty in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department developed and maintained the current website. In 2017, the Coalition and website was transitioned to the Florida Department of Health's Public Health..