What do King Kong’s poop, Gummi Bears and Jell-O have in common? They all feature a substance produced by heating an ...

But you do need some chemical expertise and some molten potassium chlorate. They are mostly sugar, and sugar burns. The more oxygen, the better it burns. Potassium chlorate is a strong oxidizing ...

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Another group at risk is pregnant women who also have thyroid function disorders. How does chlorate end up in food? According to the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) sodium and ...

Potassium is a mineral needed for vital bodily functions. But people with kidney disease may need to know which high potassium foods to avoid. Here we discuss how to create such a diet. If you ...

Initially developed in the 1950s, molten salt reactors have benefits in higher efficiencies and lower waste generation. Some designs do not require solid fuel, which eliminates the need for ...

Coca-Cola has issued a recall of several soft drink batches in Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands after detecting elevated levels of chlorate, a chemical used in water treatment. Products ...

The affected products – reportedly including Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Tropico, and Minute Maid brands – contain a higher level of chlorate, which originates from chlorine disinfectants widely used ...

Coca-Cola has recalled some of its drinks in the UK and other European countries after finding “higher levels” of the chemical chlorate in some lines. As well as the UK most recently, the countries ...