Food safety authorities have warned bakers that the use of potassium bromate and potassium iodate in the production of bread is harmful, but manufacturers say they ‘don’t even know’ which ...

Leading bread makers on Thursday asserted that they will give up the use of chemicals like potassium bromate and iodate, in wake of a study warning these chemicals may cause cancer, in their products.

The decision was taken on Monday after a recent study showed the presence of the carcinogenic chemicals in 84% of 38 brands of commonly consumed breads.

PhotoCredit:istock The Centre's ban on the use of potassium bromate as a food additive will reduce risk from cancer-causing chemicals and safeguard public health, the CSE today said and also sought a ...

DURING an investigation of the electrolytic production of periodate from iodate, the oxidation of iodate was expressed mathematically as a chemical reaction in which gaseous oxygen formation ...

Researchers have used potassium iodate to create animal models of retinal disease for almost a century. For a 70-kg (155-pound) adult human, Bernstein wrote, a toxic dose that will degenerate the ...

New Delhi, Jun 20 () The government today banned use of potassium bromate as a food additive following a CSE study that found its presence in bread as causing cancer.

Leading bread makers on Thursday asserted that they will give up the use of chemicals like potassium bromate and iodate Leading bread makers on Thursday asserted that they will give up the use of ...

New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Leading bread makers on Thursday asserted that they will give up the use of chemicals like potassium bromate and iodate, in w ...