The Union health ministry had ordered a probe on the basis on CSE report. We re-confirmed the presence of potassium bromate or iodate in a few samples through an external third-party laboratory. NEW DELHI: Shortly after a report claimed that bread samples of almost all top brands in Delhi contain cancer-causing chemicals, bread manufacturers said on Monday that they adhere to the rules set by India's food regulator. "We found 84 per cent samples positive with potassium bromate or iodate. "We have not seen the report of CSE on presence of potassium bromate in different bread brands collected by them from Delhi market about a year back (May 2015).

Source: Times of India May 23, 2016 08:21 UTC