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Copper Salts

Level 3ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary

Copper Salts is a nutrient mineral — Nutrient supplements in animal feed

What it does

Nutrient supplements in animal feed

Where you'll see it

Animal feed

What the research says

Soluble copper salts, notably copper sulfate, are highly irritating to skin and mucous membranes; ingestion causes serious vomiting.

Regulatory status

  • US FDA: GRAS

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): soluble copper salts, notably copper sulfate, are highly irritating to the skin and mucous membranes, and when ingested cause serious vomiting