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Copper Salts
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Copper Salts is a nutrient mineral — Nutrient supplements in animal feed
What it does
Nutrient supplements in animal feed
Where you'll see it
Animal feed
What the research says
Soluble copper salts, notably copper sulfate, are highly irritating to skin and mucous membranes; ingestion causes serious vomiting.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): soluble copper salts, notably copper sulfate, are highly irritating to the skin and mucous membranes, and when ingested cause serious vomiting