Baked goods in USA contain bromate (toxic)

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Baked goods sold in USA contain potassium bromate, a carcinogen banned in

Europe but allowed in the US due to chemical loophole

Thursday, April 12, 2012

by Mike , the Health Ranger

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(NaturalNews) Much of the flour sold in the United States has been treated

with potassium bromate, which causes the flour to bulk up, strengthens the

dough, and makes bread rise more rapidly. This decreases the time needed for

baking (thereby reducing costs) and also allows the use of low quality flour

that might otherwise be unsuitable for baking. There's only one problem with

this: Potassium bromate causes cancer.

Potassium bromate is so widely accepted as a carcinogen that it has been

banned in the European Union, Canada and even in China. U.S. law only allows

the chemical to be used as an ingredient in food because it was first

approved by the FDA back in 1958, before modern anti-cancer legislation went

into effect. The fact that the ingredient has actually received FDA approval

makes it much more difficult for it to be subsequently banned.

Most potassium bromate breaks down during the baking process, but tests have

confirmed that trace amounts can remain in finished baked goods.

Unfortunately for the careful consumer, U.S. law does not require that

potassium bromate be listed as a separate ingredient on food labels. This is

yet another example of the government making sure that you don't learn the

truth about what's in your food.

See astonishing videos about this subject at www.FoodInvestigations.com

The only reliable away to avoid this poisonous ingredient is to buy organic

flours and baked goods. Products sold in California must carry a warning

label if potassium bromate has been used.