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Potassium Bromate
Stabilizers and Thickeners, Binders, Texturizers
- Potentially Harmful
Definition
A bread additive, dough conditioner.
Also Known As
Bromated Flour
Health Impact
Potassium Bromate is deemed a potential human carcinogen by the International Agency on Research for Cancer and is linked to an increased risk of cancer. In tests on laboratory animals, exposure to potassium bromate increased the incidence of both benign and malignant tumors in the thyroid and peritoneum.
Sources
- POTASSIUM BROMATE
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
- Toxicity and carcinogenicity of potassium bromate--a new renal carcinogen.
Environmental Health Perspectives
