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12-18-2007, 04:30 PM
The use of potassium bromate in bread will be reduced by 15% in February 2008 and gradually phased out by February 2009. The information was provided by the president of the Foundation for Consumer Rights, (FUNDECOM), Altagracia Paulino, who said that by 2008 the DR will be free from the use of the substance in bread and other foods that contain the additive. Paulino added that in Brazil all bakeries have stopped using the additive and reminded consumers that potassium bromate is a carcinogenic substance.
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