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Methyl Bromide

Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary

Methyl Bromide is a pesticide residue — Fumigant in warehouses for nuts, seeds, flours

What it does

Fumigant in warehouses for nuts, seeds, flours

Where you'll see it

Warehouses, foods

What the research says

Inhalation causes dizziness, headache, vomiting, abdominal pain, mental confusion, convulsions, pulmonary edema, coma, and death. Chronic exposure CNS depression or kidney injury.

Regulatory status

  • Notes: FDA tolerance 5-200 ppm

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): inhalation causes dizziness, headache, vomiting, abdominal pain, mental confusion, convulsions, pulmonary edema, coma, and death