Full Text of HR0212 96th General Assembly
HR0212 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Some commercial bakers utilize potassium bromate | 3 |
| because it yields dependable results; and
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| WHEREAS, Potassium bromate is used as an oxidizer in flour | 5 |
| to strengthen dough, allowing for higher rising; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, The dough becomes stronger and more elastic, | 7 |
| allowing it to better withstand commercial baking processes; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Potassium bromate is an oxidizing agent and is | 10 |
| completely used up in the baking process if used responsibly in | 11 |
| the course of good manufacturing practices; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, If too much potassium bromate is used or the bread | 13 |
| is not cooked long enough or at a high enough temperature, then | 14 |
| trace amounts may remain; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Some studies have suggested that potassium | 16 |
| bromate, when consumed over a period of time, may be a | 17 |
| carcinogen; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Some countries have banned the use of potassium | 19 |
| bromate; and
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| WHEREAS, Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration | 2 |
| (FDA) has not found that potassium bromate is a carcinogen, the | 3 |
| FDA does encourage entities utilizing potassium bromate in | 4 |
| baking processes to do so responsibly and to list it in the | 5 |
| product legend; and
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| WHEREAS, Many food manufacturers have switched from | 7 |
| potassium bromate to some alternative; and
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| WHEREAS, The House of Representatives recognizes that the | 9 |
| substitution of ingredients in the processing of food products | 10 |
| can rarely be immediate and must be carefully taken so as not | 11 |
| to change the taste of the food and ensure that adequate and | 12 |
| affordable substitutes are readily available; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| strongly encourage food manufacturers that use potassium | 16 |
| bromate to do so responsibly through good manufacturing | 17 |
| practices and to label it in their product ingredient legends | 18 |
| and to consider alternatives to potassium bromate in commercial | 19 |
| baking processes; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| delivered to the Illinois Manufacturers Association, Illinois |
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| State Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Retail Merchants | 2 |
| Association, Illinois Restaurant Association, National | 3 |
| Federation of Independent Business, Board of Higher Education, | 4 |
| State Board of Education, and Illinois Association of School | 5 |
| Boards; and that we request that these entities share this | 6 |
| resolution with their constituencies and their suppliers.
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