Sodium Disulfite
What is it?
Sodium disulphite is used as a preservative in some food products and may be used as a bleaching agent. It is also used in as a disinfectant and antioxidant.
How can I avoid it?
Contact avoidance requires reading labels, package inserts, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), and on occasion, direct communication with the manufacture.
Uses:
- Alcohol
- Onion
- Baked goods
- Fruit juices
- Potato products
- Disinfectant
- Antioxidant
- Food canning
- Wastewater treatment
- Hair waving agent
- Leather processing
- Textile and pulp processing
Other names for Sodium Disulphite:
- Disodium disulphite
- Disodium metabisulfite
- Disodium pyrosulfite
- Sodium disulfite
- Sodium Metabisulfite
- Sodium pyrosulfite
- Sodium hydrogen sulfite
