-PTI Potassium iodate, used as a flour treatment agent in making bread, causes cancer 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 Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said, on Tuesday, and also sought a ban on potassium iodate, another chemical used as a flour treatment agent in making bread. "We are happy to know that the...

-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: The All India Bread Manufacturers Association (AIBMA) has said that bread makers will do away with the use of Potassium bromate as an additive in bread and bakery products. On Thursday, the AIBMA, which represents the organised bread manufacturers in the market, said that it proposes to stop use of Potassium bromate with immediate effect, without waiting for a formal notification from the FSSAI. Industry players...

-The Hindu Less toxic than processed and red meat. Potassium bromate, the chemical additive widely prevalent in bread and refined flour and associated with cancer, is in the same league as coffee, aloe vera, mobile phone radiation and carbon black, a key ingredient in eye-liner. It also is less toxic than processed and red meat, according to a perusal by The Hindu of the list of agents deemed potentially cancerous by the International...

-Hindustan Times New Delhi: The bread you eat everyday could be pushing you closer to cancer. More than 80% of 38 popular brands of breads, buns and ready-to-eat burger and pizza tested positive for Potassium bromate and iodate, a study by the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment says. The first of the two chemicals is a category 2B carcinogen – that can possibly cause cancer – and the second is known to...