Editing Celery (section)

==== Sulfites ====
In the past, restaurants used to store celery in a container of water with powdered vegetable preservative, but it was found that the [[Sulfite food and beverage additives|sulfite]]s in the preservative caused allergic reactions in some people.<ref>{{cite book |last=Feldman |first=D |title=How Does Aspirin Find a Headache? |last2=Schwan |first2=K |date=2005 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=978-0-06-074094-8 |page=208}}</ref> In 1986, the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] banned the use of sulfites on fruits and vegetables intended to be eaten raw.<ref>{{cite book | last = Fortin ND | title = Food Regulation: Law, Science, Policy and Practice | publisher = John Wiley and Sons | date = 2009 | isbn = 978-0-470-12709-4 | page = 288}}</ref>