Health

Axios - A looming ban on an additive used in many New York pizza and bagel shops may soon force thousands of businesses to change ingredients.

• A bill passed by state lawmakers and awaiting signing by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) would bar potassium bromate, an oxidizing agent used to make bromated flour, AP reports.
• The chemical, which reduces rest time for dough and helps ensure a stronger, chewier product, is a suspected carcinogen that's already banned in much of the world.

"This is an earth-shaking event for New York pizza," said pizza historian Scott Wiener, who estimates that 80% of pizza and bagel joints rely on the flour. "That ingredient is part of the identity of the slice."