Excerpts from FOOD ADDITIVES: A Shopper's Guide... #22

FOOD ADDITIVES Continued...

C    Aluminum - may be associated with senility,
memory problems, kidney problems,
neurological problems, mouth ulcers, mineral
malabsorption; not adequately tested.

* C    Aluminum ammonium sulfate - 4; may cause
vomiting; see aluminum, ammonium.

* C    Aluminum calcium silicate - 4; see aluminum.

C    Aluminum chloride - see aluminum.

* C    Aluminum hydroxide - 33; may cause
constipation; see aluminum.

C    Aluminum nicotinate - may cause
gastrointestinal distress; see aluminum, niacin.

* C    Aluminum potassium sulfate - may cause
gastrointestinal distress; see aluminum.

* C    Aluminum silicate - 51; has caused death in lab
animals; see aluminum.

* C    Aluminum sodium sulfate - see aluminum.

* C    Aluminum sulfate - see aluminum.


Note: The codes *, C, A, X are defined in Excerpt #3

The numbers after the additive name are defined on page 8-11 in FOOD ADDITIVES: A Shopper's Guide...