Potassium Bromate in Flour

A recent update of a Sieca regulation is causing confusion because of the inclusion of potassium bromate as a permitted additive.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

This topic has been discussed by delegates from the Central American Ministries of Economy, Trade and Health, who have participated in review meetings of the Central American Regulations of the Member States of the Secretariat of Central American Economic Integration (SIEC).

In Panama, this additive was banned in 1997 and in other nations such as Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua the chemical component has not been used since 2010.

Despite this, a preliminary draft regulation establishes a set of parameters that would allow its use for two years in the aforementioned nations.

Prensa.com reports: "The additive is not on the list of permitted chemicals, since a joint committee made up of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Codex Alimentarius Commission determined that this substance was inadequate for use as an improver in flour treatment. "

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