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Toxicity and carcinogenicity of potassium bromate-A new renal carcinogen [1]

Potassium bromate (KBrO3) is an oxidizing agent that has been used as a food additive, mainly in the bread-making process. Although adverse effects are not evident in animals fed bread-based diets made from flour treated with KBrO3, the agent is carcinogenic in rats and nephrotoxic in both man and experimental animals when given orally. It has been demonstrated that KBrO3 induces renal cell tumors, mesotheliomas of the peritoneum, and follicular cell tumors of the thyroid. In addition, experiments aimed at elucidating the mode of carcinogenic action have revealed that KBrO3 is a complete carcinogen, possessing both initiating and promoting activities for rat renal tumorigenesis.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
01/07/1990
Yuji Kurokawa [3], Akihiko Maekawa [4], Michihito Takahashi & et al [5]
Environmental Health Perspectives [6]
87
309-335
Tags:
Toxins [7], Health Effects [8], Cancer [9], Food Additives [10], Research [11]
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[2] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1567851/
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cancer
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-additives
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