BHA
Preservatives
Potentially Harmful
Details
Definition
BHA is used primarily as an antioxidant and preservative in food, food packaging, animal feed, and cosmetics, and in rubber and petroleum products
AKAs
Butylated Hydroxyanisole
Health Impact
BHA is listed as a known carcinogen under California's Proposition 65, and the international cancer agency categorizes it as a possible human carcinogen. These designations are based on consistent evidence that BHA causes tumors in animals. The European Union classifies BHA as an endocrine disruptor because at higher doses, it can lower testosterone and affect thyroid hormones.
Sources
Butylated Hydroxyanisole
https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/content/profiles//butylatedhydroxyanisole.pdfChemical Cuisine
https://www.cspinet.org/eating-healthy/chemical-cuisine[Toxicology of the synthetic antioxidants BHA and BHT in comparison with the natural antioxidant vitamin E]
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8493816/Reading ingredients made easy. For quicker, healthier decisions.
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