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Does your salt have cyanide?

Updated - July 05, 2019 02:06 pm IST

A US lab report said that premium brands of processed iodised salt sold in India allegedly contain alarming levels of carcinogenic and harmful components like potassium ferrocyanide. This caused a panic, which was aggravated by widespread sharing of the news item on social media.

Potassium ferrocyanide is being used in salt to give it anti-caking properties. But is it toxic?

Published - July 04, 2019 02:07 pm IST

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