Are you aware that your daily bread could contain cancer-causing chemicals, including Potassium Bromate and Potassium Iodate, substances that are banned in many countries?
This is true.
There are still scores of bread makers on the market today who still use some of these chemicals to bake bread all because authorities are slack in enforcing food regulations against such individuals.
For your information a high number of the chemicals have been banned in many countries due to their hazardous effect to our health.
Here are some of the chemicals used by bakers and their effects on the health of consumers.
1. Potassium bromate (food additive E924)
Perhaps the most dangerous ingredient used in bread-making, potassium bromate is used as a flour improver to strengthen dough and produce a higher rise in bread.
Potassium bromate in bread and other foods has been linked to damage of the kidneys and nervous system.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer considers the chemical a possible carcinogen10, and it has been banned from use in food products in the EU, Canada, China, Nigeria, Brazil, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Peru and other countries.
Below are various chemicals used to bleach flour (oxidizing agents):
1. Benzoyl peroxide (banned in the EU and China)
2. Calcium peroxide (banned in the EU and China)
3. Chlorine (banned in the EU)
4. Chlorine dioxide gas (banned in the EU and Australia)
5. Azodicarbonamide (banned in Singapore, the EU and Australia)
6. Potassium bromate (banned in the EU, Canada, China, Nigeria, Brazil, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Peru and more)
7. Calcium bromate (banned in the EU and Canada)
8. Nitrogen dioxide (banned in the EU and Australia)
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