Bromate

Bromate is a chemical compound that is odorless, colorless, and tasteless. It is a by-product of the ozonation process, which is used to disinfect drinking water. Bromate is also used to make other chemicals.

Bromate is formed in many ways in municipal drinking water. Drinking water that contains bromate has a moderate risk of increasing the lifetime cancer risk to about two in ten thousand.

Bromate is also used in some foods, including: Bagels, Bread, Crackers, Doughnuts, English muffins, Pastries, Pizza crusts, Pizza dough.

Bromate can cause irritation to the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. It may also be toxic if ingested.

Influence of ethanolic extract of strawberry leaves for abrogating bromate hazards in male rats