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New York could ban flour used to make bagels and pizza | Flipboard

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The provided text is a collection of news snippets and headlines, primarily focusing on potential legislation in New York to ban potassium bromate in flour. It also includes unrelated short blurbs about cannabis for seniors, a school board member's passing, radioactive common objects, and gardening tips.

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“New York legislators are weighing a ban on potassium bromate, an additive in flour used to make bagels, pizza, and other goods”
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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm that New York legislators passed the Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act to ban potassium bromate.
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web search NEUTRAL — Potassium bromate is the inorganic compound with the formula KBrO3. This colorless salt is a common sources of bromate. It is a strong oxidizing agent.As of May 2023, the U.S. state of New York is con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_bromate
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web search NEUTRAL — Last month by a wide margin, legislators passed the Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act, which bans potassium bromate (along with propylparaben and Red Dye No. 3) from any food sold in the state. …
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/dining/bromated-flour-ban…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York lawmakers have moved forward with a bill that would ban potassium bromate, a flour additive commonly used to strengthen dough and make it appear whiter, as detailed by People. The Food Safety…
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/new-york-lawmaker…
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“Bromated flour, which makes breads and crusts stretchy and springy (and cheap), is among the carcinogens forbidden in pending state legislation.”
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The claim is supported by a cross-reference and web search results detailing the Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act, which targets potassium bromate as a carcinogen.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the Government of New York City, as stipulated by New York City's charter. The current officeholder, the 112th in the sequence of regular mayors, i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York (MCC New York) is a temporarily-closed United States federal administrative detention facility in the Civic Center of Lower Manhattan, New York City. It …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. The New York Times Book Review has published the list weekly since October 12, …
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“The recipe for Utopia Bagels has remained unchanged since the popular bakery opened in Queens in 1981.”
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The claim is confirmed by the bakery's own 'About' page, a cross-reference, and an Eater NY article, all stating the bakery opened in Queens in 1981 and has maintained its recipe.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bayside is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Whitestone to the northwest, the Long Island Sound and Little Neck Bay to the northeast, Douglaston to the east, and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural h…
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web search NEUTRAL — The recipe for Utopia Bagels has remained unchanged since the popular bakery opened in Queens in 1981. Louie and Ernie’s Pizza in the Bronx has used the same ingredients in its slice for nearly as lon…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/dining/bromated-flour-ban…
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“A former Horry County Schools Board of Education member who stepped down in April due to health concerns has passed away”
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Two independent news outlets (WPDE and WMBF) report the death of former Horry County board member Howard Barnard, who resigned in April due to health concerns.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coastal Carolina University (CCU or Coastal) is a public university in Conway, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, and later joining the University of So…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Horry County Schools (HCS) is a public school district serving Horry County, South Carolina, and is the third-largest school district in South Carolina. It serves over 45,000 students (as of the 2018–…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Myrtle Beach is a resort city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It is located in the center of a long and continuous 60-mile (97 km) stretch of beach known as the "Grand Strand” in the n…
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“Dr. Peter Grinspoon believes it’s important to focus on the modality and the … [cannabis for seniors]”
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Strong evidence confirms Dr. Peter Grinspoon is a Harvard-credentialed expert who authored a book specifically titled 'Aging Well with Cannabis' for seniors.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Grinspoon (born 1966) is an American physician. He is an internist and board certified addiction specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor at Harvard Medical School. He is a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David H. Grinspoon (born December 21, 1959) is an American astrobiologist. He is the former Senior Scientist for Astrobiology Strategy at NASA (2023-2025) and was the inaugural Baruch S. Blumberg NASA…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dopamine fasting is the general practice of abstaining from any impulsive and behavioral addictions in order to cope with such addictions and thus attempt to reset to a healthier lifestyle. Some examp…
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