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Methyl Chloride
Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary
Methyl Chloride is a pesticide residue — Spray pesticide in food storage; not to contact fatty foods
Also: Chloromethane
What it does
Spray pesticide in food storage; not to contact fatty foods
Where you'll see it
Food storage, hop extract
What the research says
Poisonous, can cause severe injury to liver and kidneys.
Regulatory status
- Notes: FDA hop extract for beer up to 230 ppm
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): poisonous, it can cause severe injury to liver and kidneys