Consumer Group Calls for Ban On “Flour Improver” Potassium Bromate Termed a Cancer Threat | Center for Science in the Public Interest
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Bromate was first found to cause tumors in rats in 1982. Subsequent studies on rats and mice confirmed that it causes tumors of the kidney, thyroid, and other organs. Instead of banning bromate, since 1991 the FDA — with only partial success — has urged bakers to voluntarily stop using it.
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Potassium bromate: a food additive with serious health risks
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Excerpt:
Bromate was first found to cause tumors in rats in 1982. Subsequent studies on rats and mice confirmed that it causes tumors of the kidney, thyroid, and other organs. Instead of banning bromate, since 1991 the FDA — with only partial success — has urged bakers to voluntarily stop using it.
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Potassium bromate: a food additive with serious health risks
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