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Calcium Hypochlorite

Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary

Calcium Hypochlorite is a bleaching agent — Oxidizing and bleaching additive; algae killer, bactericide, deodorant, disinfectant, fungicide

What it does

Oxidizing and bleaching additive; algae killer, bactericide, deodorant, disinfectant, fungicide

Where you'll see it

Cottage cheese curd washing, agar refining, sterilizing fruits and vegetables, laundry bleach

What the research says

Highly corrosive to skin and mucous membranes. Ingestion may cause pain and inflammation of mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach with erosion particularly of mucous membranes of stomach.

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): It is highly corrosive to skin and mucous membranes