Meghalaya is giving a run to the bread
manufacturers to get their samples tested positive, heading with other states
of India took major action to ban bread sources tested negative.
In a recent research on bread samples the Centre
for Science and Environment (CSE) has detected cancer causing element potassium
bromate in bread. As a strict action to curb this health issue, the Meghalaya
government has discharged 44 bread samples to Public Health Laboratory, Assam
for detection of cancer triggering food additive. The reports are yet to arrive
as the testing process will take 14 days time.
If banned additives as per to the law of National
Food Safety Act are detected in the bread then the fate of particular bread
source's will be sealed according to Health Minister A L Hek. Category 2B carcinogen which Potassium
bromate is known as in many places like Australia,the European Union, Canada,
Sri Lanka and Britain is restricted from the ingredient list of food
manufacturer.
Be it any wheat puffed items like bread, burger or pizza has a
percentage of potassium bromate which apart from cancer could trigger thyroid. This
permitted additive potassium bromate is extensively used by bakers due to its cheap
rate and effective quality to enhance elasticity of the dough.
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