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potassium bromate

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noun

Chemistry.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, KBrO 3 , used chiefly as an oxidizing agent and as an analytical reagent.


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Last year, Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation ban on food additives found in popular cereals, candy, sodas and drinks, including brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye No. 3.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2024

The historic legislation bans the “manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale” of food products that contain four additives: brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and red dye 3.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2024

In addition to erythrosine and titanium dioxide, the bill would ban potassium bromate and propylparaben, two chemicals used in baked goods, and brominated vegetable oil, which is used in some store brand sodas.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Three of the substances, titanium dioxide, brominated vegetable oil and potassium bromate, have already been banned from food by European regulators.

From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2023

The substances usually employed for the standardization of a thiosulphate solution are potassium bromate and metallic copper.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.