We all have potassium lactate and sodium lactate in our bodies. They are just metabolites that are part of our system. They are not dangerous at all. Diacetate is a chemical additive that quickly breaks down into acetate and something else. In any event, these are common metabolites in human physiology. There really is no impact on our health. The goal is to prevent pathogenic bacteria from multiplying during storage.
When we talk about microbial interventions, we are talking about a whole range of other antimicrobial agents and additives in use in the United States. They have not even always had to declare these substances on the label. We do not have that luxury in Canada because the products are not approved. But all the studies and the scientific data show that these additives and antimicrobial agents pose no danger in the United States. In Canada, we are asked to do our homework again and to keep validating every time we want to use a new one. That is why we waited six years. But all of a sudden after the crisis, in September 2008, they decided to speed things up and to grant temporary approval for the sale and use of sodium diacetate.