Not exact matches
Ammonium hydroxide is also an acceptable ingredient under the conditions
of «good
manufacturing practices» in dozens
of foods, from soft drinks to soups to canned vegetables, according to the General Standards for Food Additives set forth by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a group funded by the World Health Organization and the United Nations» Food and Agricultural Organization.
As far as ammonia in our foods; it's NOT household ammonia that is used in any food
manufacturing process; it's a chemical called
ammonium hydroxide (which, I guess, from what I've read is found naturally occuring in lots
of things, including human beings).
To demonstrate one potential use
of the nanoparticles, the research team used them as advanced catalysts for ammonia oxidation, which is a key step in the production
of nitric acid (a liquid acid that is used in the production
of ammonium nitrate for fertilizers, making plastics, and in the
manufacturing of dyes).
Ford, which also
manufactures the Lincoln brand, said it was notified
of the problem by Takata and that it is not related to the Japanese company's massive ongoing recall involving non-desiccated
ammonium - nitrate airbag inflators that are subject to propellant degradation and potential rupture in a crash.
This FDA announcement in June 2017 caused a huge voluntary recall because they were found to be using a quaternary
ammonium compound mixture as a processing aid in the
manufacturing of rawhide chews.