Toluene, chlorosulfonic acid, o-toluidine, etc.

Saccharin is a non-caloric sweetener. It is a white crystalline powder, insoluble in water. It is 300 to 500 times sweeter than sucrose, contains no calories, and has a slight bitter and metallic taste that remains on the tongue. Its sodium salt is easily soluble in water.

LD50 is 5000~8000mg/kg; the allowable daily intake (ADI) is 0~2.5mg/kg. Saccharin can be produced by the reaction of orthosulfonic acid and ammonia. Mainly used in the food industry and can be used in toothpaste, cigarettes and cosmetics.

On October 27, 2017, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer released a preliminary reference list of carcinogens. Saccharin and its salts are included in the list of Class 3 carcinogens.

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The raw materials for manufacturing saccharin mainly include toluene, chlorosulfonic acid, o-toluidine, etc., all of which are petrochemical products.

Toluene is easy to volatilize and burn, and even cause explosions. If ingested in large amounts, it will cause acute poisoning and be harmful to human health; chlorosulfonic acid can easily absorb water and decompose to produce hydrogen chloride gas, which is harmful to the human body and is harmful to human health. Easy to explode; intermediate substances produced during the production of saccharin are also harmful to human health.

Saccharin can also seriously pollute the environment during the production process. They persist and accumulate in the human body for a long time, affecting human health to varying degrees.

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