CHEM 181 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Morpholine, Shoe Polish, Carcinogen

• School: McGill University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 181
• Professor: Mitchell Huot

Document Summary

Things are added to food to improve its quality and preservation process. People are concerned because newspapers have scary headlines. Once an apple is picked, it is washed to remove any potential residue (pesticide) To make the wax easier to apply, a chemical called morpholine is added. Beeswax comes from a plant in south america, also used in shoe polish. Some studies show that in very high amounts, in animals, can be carcinogenic. Not a concern here, because used in very small amounts. Concerns about if in the body, it would convert with naturally occurring chemicals to form nitrosomorpholine. Health ca(cid:374)ada: (cid:858)(cid:859)(cid:373)orpholi(cid:374)e as used i(cid:374) apple coati(cid:374)g does (cid:374)ot represe(cid:374)t a risk to hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) health(cid:859)(cid:859) Interacts with a body chemical amine- and forms nitrosamine, which has been shown as carcinogenic. Their wine was fortified with lead acetate to make it sweeter bad for health. Common to add a cup of salt to make vegetables greener and more appealing.