The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) is defined as the average daily dietary nutrient intake level sufficient to meet the nutrient requirement of nearly all (97 to 98 percent) healthy individuals in a particular life stage and gender group. In simple words it means the level of nutrients that must be present in the daily diet […]
Is your packaged drinking water free from Bromate?
The Codex Alimentarius Commissions recommends that there should be no contaminants in water including toxic by-products like bromate. There are a number of countries that permit bromate in drinking water at levels from three to ten micrograms per litre (mg/L) of water. However, in India the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) that sets standards for […]
Potassium bromate use and effects on food products
In 1964 the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) as well as the World Health Organisation (WHO) jointly carried out an evaluation of the effects of potassium bromate in the treatment of flour. It was then found that that when used within acceptable limits it did not have adverse effects. In addition to being used for […]
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