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Sodium Hypochlorite

Level 3ContestedIn 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