These are food additives that are used as a preservative to keep food from spoilage. BHA and BHT can be found in butter, meats, chewing gum, snack foods, dehydrated potatoes, and even beer. These additives are approved by the FDA as safe for human consumption. However, they are proven carcinogens. There is proof that some people have difficulty metabolizing BHA and this can result in health and behavioral changes. They are KNOWN to cause hyperactivity in children.
Wait. Read that again. It's is a KNOWN fact that they cause hyperactivity.
They are also considered carcinogens by the United States Department of Health and Human
Services. Yet..it's considered safe to add to foods.
Nice, isn't it?
It's scary! That's what it is. Freakin' scary. I'm in the second generation of "Better Living through Chemicals" and this is one more thing added to the scary world.
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