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Call For Ban On Harmful Additive Used In Bread
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 said today and also sought a ban on potassium iodate, another chemical used as a flour treatment agent in making bread.
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Use of Cancer Causing Food Additive, Potassium Bromate Banned in India
The government today banned use of potassium bromate as a food additive following a CSE study that found its presence in bread causing cancer.
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Jubilant FoodWorks, Britannia Shares Fall On Food Additive Ban
Shares of food companies Jubilant FoodWorks, Britannia Industries and Westlife Development fell on Tuesday after the food regulator banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive
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Bread Additive Potassium Bromate Linked To Cancer Banned
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.
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Permissible Potassium Bromate Found In 4 Bread Samples: Goa's Food and Drugs Administration
Goa's Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) today said four of the 18 bread samples collected in the state tested positive for potassium bromate, but within permissible limits.
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Will Not Use Potassium Bromate, Iodate In Products: Bread Makers
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.
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No Need To Panic About Chemicals In Bread: AIIMS Director
There is no need to panic about the presence of chemicals like potassium bromate and potassium iodate in the pre-packaged daily bread, but excess of anything should be avoided, AIIMS director MC Mishra said on Thursday.
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Safe To Eat Bread, Says Food Regulator FSSAI
A day after a Centre for Science and Environment report said that everyday bakery items could have cancer causing substances like potassium bromate, the Food Safety Standards Association of India or FSSAI has said there is no need to panic.
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FSSAI Proposes Ban on Cancer-Causing Additive Found in Bread: Doctors React
Potassium Bromate is being used by the industry since a long time. It was during the 1980s when health organisations and particularly WHO(World Health Organisation)recognised that it may have the potential to cause cancer.
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What is Potassium Bromate - The Villain Recently Discovered in Delhi's Bread?
Till yesterday Potassium Bromate was a quiet, unheard of food additive that was part and parcel of our everyday slice. Now it's been tagged as a carcinogen found in most breads.
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Toxic Chemicals in Bread, Burgers, Pizza? Health Ministry Orders Probe
The bread available in India could be laced with toxic chemicals that can lead to thyroid disorders and cancer, the non-profit Science and Environment, or CSE, said after conducting a series of tests. The Union health ministry has ordered an investigation into the matter.
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Call For Ban On Harmful Additive Used In Bread
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 said today and also sought a ban on potassium iodate, another chemical used as a flour treatment agent in making bread.
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Use of Cancer Causing Food Additive, Potassium Bromate Banned in India
The government today banned use of potassium bromate as a food additive following a CSE study that found its presence in bread causing cancer.
-
Jubilant FoodWorks, Britannia Shares Fall On Food Additive Ban
Shares of food companies Jubilant FoodWorks, Britannia Industries and Westlife Development fell on Tuesday after the food regulator banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive
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Bread Additive Potassium Bromate Linked To Cancer Banned
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.
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Permissible Potassium Bromate Found In 4 Bread Samples: Goa's Food and Drugs Administration
Goa's Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) today said four of the 18 bread samples collected in the state tested positive for potassium bromate, but within permissible limits.
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Will Not Use Potassium Bromate, Iodate In Products: Bread Makers
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.
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No Need To Panic About Chemicals In Bread: AIIMS Director
There is no need to panic about the presence of chemicals like potassium bromate and potassium iodate in the pre-packaged daily bread, but excess of anything should be avoided, AIIMS director MC Mishra said on Thursday.
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Safe To Eat Bread, Says Food Regulator FSSAI
A day after a Centre for Science and Environment report said that everyday bakery items could have cancer causing substances like potassium bromate, the Food Safety Standards Association of India or FSSAI has said there is no need to panic.
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FSSAI Proposes Ban on Cancer-Causing Additive Found in Bread: Doctors React
Potassium Bromate is being used by the industry since a long time. It was during the 1980s when health organisations and particularly WHO(World Health Organisation)recognised that it may have the potential to cause cancer.
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What is Potassium Bromate - The Villain Recently Discovered in Delhi's Bread?
Till yesterday Potassium Bromate was a quiet, unheard of food additive that was part and parcel of our everyday slice. Now it's been tagged as a carcinogen found in most breads.
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Toxic Chemicals in Bread, Burgers, Pizza? Health Ministry Orders Probe
The bread available in India could be laced with toxic chemicals that can lead to thyroid disorders and cancer, the non-profit Science and Environment, or CSE, said after conducting a series of tests. The Union health ministry has ordered an investigation into the matter.
