Chlorine Dioxide
EATLABEL VERDICT
Caution Required
Daily intake limits or allergy advisory
-8 pts
Overview & Primary Purpose
Volatile oxidizing gas applied during industrial grain storage fumigation and rapid flour bleaching.
Official Category: Bleaching Agent & Processing Aid (표백제·가공보조제)
3-Nation (KR · US · EU) Regulatory Status
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South Korea (MFDS)
Approved
Approved gas flour bleaching and grain fumigant
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United States (FDA)
Approved
FDA approved flour maturing and poultry chilling water
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European Union (EFSA)
Prohibited
Restricted strictly to drinking water purification
Commonly Found Foods
Imported grain silos fumigationindustrial bleached flour
Safer Clean-Label Alternatives
✓ Cold-storage grain preservation
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