For a short time in the 1940s lithium chloride was manufactured as a salt substitute, but this was prohibited after the toxic effects of the compound were recognized.
V 40. rokoch 20. storočia sa chlorid lítny krátko vyrábal ako náhrada kuchynskej soli, bol zakázaný potom, čo boli zistené toxické účinky zlúčeniny.