Sulfiting agents

Table 7.2 ARMS data. Products responsible for adverse reaction complaints attributed to sulfiting agents, 1980-June 2000. (Data include adverse reactions reported to FDA before ARMS was officially established in 1985)...

A lot of analytical procedures have been followed to quantify the sulfiting agents, expressed as SOz in foods. With regard to the presence of many interference compounds in foods, indirect pro-... 

Federal Register. Sulfiting agents revocation of GRAS status for use on fruits and vegetables intended to be served or sold raw to consumers. 51(131) 25021—25026, 1988. 

Federal Register. Food labeling declaration of sulfiting agents. 51(131) 25012—25020, 1986. 

Federal Register. Interim policy for sulfiting agents on grapes. 51(250) 47240 - 47241, 1986. 

For the labeling of FCC substances that contain 10 mg/kg or more of a sulfiting agent, see FCC Substances Containing Sulfiting Agents (Policy), above. 

The significance of this mechanism has been recognized only relatively recently. Since bronchial hyper-reactivity is usual in asthma, it is likely that most asthmatics will react to large enough ingested doses of sulfiting agents. Further work needs to be done to establish the extent of this problem. 

Langdon T.T. Preventing of browning in fresh, prepared potatoes, without the use of sulfiting agents. Food Technology, 41 64-66, (1986). 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 1988a. Sulfiting agents in standardized foods Labeling requirements. Food Drug Admin. (Code of Federal Regulations), 53 51062-51084. 

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