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Hexylresorcinol

Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary

Hexylresorcinol is a preservative — Color stabilizer, enzyme browning inhibitor, processing aid

What it does

Color stabilizer, enzyme browning inhibitor, processing aid

Where you'll see it

Throat lozenges, fresh cut fruit (antibrowning)

What the research says

Can cause severe gastrointestinal irritation; bowel, liver, and heart damage has been reported. Concentrated solutions can cause burns of skin and mucous membranes.

Regulatory status

  • EU: approved

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): can cause severe gastrointestinal irritation; bowel, liver, and heart damage has been reported