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Sodium Hypochlorite
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Sodium Hypochlorite is a preservative — Preservative used in washing cottage cheese curd
What it does
Preservative used in washing cottage cheese curd
Where you'll see it
cottage cheese curd
What the research says
Ingestion may cause corrosion of mucous membranes and esophageal or gastric perforation
Regulatory status
- US FDA: ASP
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): a preservative used in the washing of cottage cheese curd; ingestion may cause corrosion