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American Foods That Have Been Banned in Foreign Countries

Some of the forbidden foods on this list will surprise you

by Audrey Fine  |  3 COMMENTS

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Bread with Potassium Bromide
Bread with Potassium Bromide Evidently, potassium bromide is used in commercial baking because it makes the dough stronger and helps it to rise higher. The health hitch? "Studies have linked potassium bromate to kidney and nervous system damage, thyroid problems, gastrointestinal discomfort, and cancer," says Dr. Mercola and, subsequently, it's not allowed to be used in Canada, China and the EU.

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