Here Now / Shutterstock.com A new New York state bill would ban the use of an ingredient used by most bread bakers in the state, including the makers of New York City's iconic bagels and pizza. The bill passed the state's Assembly and Senate by a possibly veto-proof majority, and now awaits Governor Hochul's signature to become law. Potassium bromate is a flour additive that about 80-90% of New York commercial bakers use to make their dough springier, fluffier, chewier, more consistent, and easier to bake. But it has been listed as possibly carcinogenic. Mikaela Conley wrote in U.S Right to Know : [Potassium bromate] has been linked to various cancers, along with thyroid disease, kidney damage, gut irritation and reproductive abnormalities. In 1999, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), categorized potassium bromate as " possibly carcinogenic to humans ." Potassium bromate has been banned in Europe since 1990, and is also banned in Canada, Brazil, Argentina, China, and many other countries.…