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Glutaraldehyde
Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary
Glutaraldehyde is a flavor enhancer — Food flavor enhancer; fixing additive
Also: Glutaral
What it does
Food flavor enhancer; fixing additive
Where you'll see it
Edible collagen sausage casings (proposed)
What the research says
Has caused birth defects in experimental animals. A severe human skin irritant.
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): glutaraldehyde has caused birth defects in experimental animals. A severe human skin irritant