Talk:Calcium propionate

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[edit] Requires neutrality check

This article requires careful examination to ensure that it does not give undo weight to minority positions, that claims are not presented as fact where convenient for one viewpoint (or both viewpoints - NPOV does not mean presenting contradictory extreme viewpoints), and that sources are clearly identified and labeled. For instance, the Food Intolerance Network is not a reliable source by any means - it cannot be used to present factual information, as it is in this article. Similarly, scitoys.com, while a nice site and a handy resource, is not acceptable as a reliable source. It can only present a claim as a claim; it contains nothing that we can call factual information.

I will do my best with this article, because I have no life right now. However, other eyes would be good. Captainktainer * Talk 09:40, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

I think I've done a decent job of clearing things up. Please note that Baking Management (which I used as a source for bakery industry concerns) is an industry news source; I was careful to make factual claims only for what was patently apparent in the article. There are still a lot of fact tags scattered about; help with these would be appreciated, especially since it's still a heavily POV-weighted section. I would also appreciate it if someone could find a replacement for sci-toys.com information on calcium propionate. Captainktainer * Talk 10:23, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How is this slightly toxic?

Is the effect cumulative or non-cumulative? Is the slight toxicity to humans a shoulder effect of being fully toxic to pests and insects? It's even used as a pesticide. Sagittarian Milky Way 17:35, 21 April 2007 (UTC)