Florida attorney general probes use of bread improvement agent

Florida attorney general probes use of bread improvement agent (1 source).

• Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced his office is beginning an investigation into the use of potassium bromate in bread.
• Potassium bromate is an oxidizing agent used to strengthen dough, whiten flour, and increase bread volume.
• Uthmeier stated his office is only at the ‘initial aspect of an investigation.’
• Uthmeier said nobody is being sued today, yet.
• The Attorney General’s office will issue subpoenas to companies that buy and sell products containing potassium bromate.
• Uthmeier spoke at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando.

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