The agene process is a former process for
bleaching flour with
agene
Nitrogen trichloride, also known as trichloramine, is the chemical compound with the formula NCl3. This yellow, oily, pungent-smelling and explosive liquid is most commonly encountered as a byproduct of chemical reactions between ammonia-derivativ ...
(nitrogen trichloride). The practice was discontinued in 1949 once it became known that agene treated flour caused severe and widespread
neurological disorder
A neurological disorder is any disorder of the nervous system. Structural, biochemical or electrical abnormalities in the brain, spinal cord or other nerves can result in a range of symptoms. Examples of symptoms include paralysis, muscle weakn ...
s in humans and dogs.
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Neurological disorders