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Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT): A synthetic food preservative with hidden dangers

November 10, 2025 -

In today's industrialized food and cosmetic landscape, synthetic additives lurk in countless products, often escaping consumer awareness. One such controversial chemical is butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), a synthetic preservative used to prolong shelf life in foods, cosmetics and industrial materials. Despite its widespread use, mounting evidence suggests BHT poses serious health risks, from endocrine disruption to carcinogenic potential....

Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT): A controversial additive in cosmetics and its hidden dangers

June 10, 2025 -

Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a ubiquitous synthetic antioxidant found in personal care products, food packaging and industrial materials.

Despite its widespread use as a preservative, BHT has sparked significant debate among health advocates and scientists, who warn of its potential to disrupt hormonal systems, contribute to oxidative stress and even pose cancer risks.

BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) ...

General Mills caves to Food Babe's BHT petition in less than 24 hours

February 11, 2015 - General Mills caves to Food Babe's BHT petition in less than 24 hours

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 by: L.J. Devon, Staff WriterTags: BHT, Food Babe, breakfast cereals

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"For added freshness" label claim really means "added chemicals" when it comes to BHA and BHT

December 16, 2011 - "For added freshness" label claim really means "added chemicals" when it comes to BHA and BHT

Friday, December 16, 2011 by: S. D. WellsTags: added freshness, BHA, BHT

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World’s most popular pizza joint – Pizza Hut – testing out new compostable, round box, BHA/BHT-free meats, antibiotic-free chicken, and no MSG

October 28, 2019 -

Now, don’t go getting too excited. Pizza Hut has been bragging about their “commitment to quality food …” since 58 years ago, but “quality” dairy and meat products, well, those are kind of oxymorons, when you’re talking about animal fat clogging your veins and arteries, not to mention processed oils and bread conditioners, and we could go on and on. Then there’s MSG (monosodium glutamate) and partially-hydrogenated vegetable oils, which “The Hut” used to utilize in their secret ...

Why does Big Food put harmful chemicals in cereal in America but not Europe?

February 05, 2015 - Why does Big Food put harmful chemicals in cereal in America but not Europe?

Thursday, February 05, 2015 by: L.J. Devon, Staff WriterTags: BHT, breakfast cereals, food additives

GRAS system allows food industry to take shortcuts allowing food chemicals voluntary oversight

Toxic BHT plagues America's most popular cereals but is taken out of the same cereals sold to Europeans

A petition that means business has been launched exclusively at FoodBabe.com. Thousands ...

Is your chewing gum toxic?

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Is your chewing gum toxic?

October 28th, 2015, by Vicki Batts

Who doesn’t love a fresh piece of chewing gum? Thousands upon thousands of people chew gum every day, never once questioning what they are actually putting in their mouths.

Most chewing gums actually contain hazardous chemicals and toxins. In fact, the FDA considers chewing gum an over-the-counter drug.

One of the most dangerous substances in chewing gum is aspartame ...

Is your chewing gum toxic?

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Is your chewing gum toxic?

October 28th, 2015, by Vicki Batts

Who doesn’t love a fresh piece of chewing gum? Thousands upon thousands of people chew gum every day, never once questioning what they are actually putting in their mouths.

Most chewing gums actually contain hazardous chemicals and toxins. In fact, the FDA considers chewing gum an over-the-counter drug.

One of the most dangerous substances in chewing gum is aspartame ...

Scientists find the moringa leaf to be an effective preservative for meat

November 06, 2018 -

The act of preserving food is unarguably as old as the human race. It stands to reason: Food begins to spoil the moment it's harvested from crops or culled from livestock. To get around this predicament, our ancestors made the best of the methods available to them, be it extreme heat or cold, and live through the lean season. It's what also helped them settle in places and build communities.

More recently, meat preservatives have been the industry standard for prolonging ...

Food preservatives and chemical additives found to promote obesity… is this why America is so overweight?

September 03, 2017 -

In the new study, published in Nature Communications, the researchers tested butylhydroxytoluene (BHT), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and tributyltin (TBT). BHT is a fat-soluble preservative that is usually added to foods and cosmetics to slow down autoxidation; PFOA is a man-made chemical that is common on cookware to make it more resistant to heat, grease, and stains; and TBT is used as a stabilizer in plastic products.

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CHEMICALS LIST: Toxic ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products

March 23, 2023 -

Some of them are intentionally added as ingredients, while others are contaminants. Research has linked exposure to metals to immune, nervous system and reproductive toxicity.

Here is a short list of toxic chemicals found in cosmetics.Carcinogens

Some of the carcinogenic impurities common to personal care product ingredients include the following:

1,4-dioxane. Research conducted by the Environmental Working Group showed that 22 percent of all cosmetics may ...

Top 10 preservatives that are destroying your health

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Top 10 preservatives that are destroying your health

October 2nd, 2015, by Greg White

Artificial food additives and preservatives lengthen the lifespan of food and shorten the lifespan of people. There are many natural additives and preservatives, like salt, alcohol, vinegar and sugar; however, many additives and preservatives used by food manufactures are laced with toxic chemicals that are linked to a wide range of health ...

Top 10 preservatives that are destroying your health

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Top 10 preservatives that are destroying your health

October 2nd, 2015, by Greg White

Artificial food additives and preservatives lengthen the lifespan of food and shorten the lifespan of people. There are many natural additives and preservatives, like salt, alcohol, vinegar and sugar; however, many additives and preservatives used by food manufactures are laced with toxic chemicals that are linked to a wide range of health ...

Green tea found to have practical antioxidant applications for preserving stored food

November 22, 2019 -

Lipid oxidation reduces the commercial shelf-life of food products – affecting their color, flavor, and texture, as well as decreasing the nutritional quality of food – all of which reduce the acceptability by consumers leading them to reject the product.

In their study, the research team examined the antioxidant potential of freeze-dried green tea in hamburgers. They treated hamburgers with a placebo, butylhydroxytoluene (BHT), and three different levels of ...

Outlawed bread chemicals in Europe are somehow considered perfectly safe by FDA in the USA

June 02, 2019 -

Potassium bromate (an oxidizer also called bromate flour) helps bread rise while fueling cancer cells of the kidneys and thyroid. Azodicarbonamide (ACA or "AZO"), the chemical compound used to make those bubbles in plastic and foam, is also used to bleach bread white. The human consumption implication? Again, cancer.BREAD CHEMICALS: Brazil, China, and European Union ban obvious cancer-causing industrial chemicals from their bread

Most humans would object to eating industrial ...

Candy carcinogens: Petroleum-based additives are being used in popular children’s candy

April 03, 2019 -

A study in the journal Clinical Pediatrics examined just artificial food colors, and found these harmful chemicals in 96.3 percent of candies, 94 percent of fruit-flavored snacks and 89.7 percent of drink mixes and powders. When children's and adult foods were examined together, 43.2 percent of all products were made with artificial colors. Fresh produce was the only food category not made with artificial colors (yes, that means meat, dairy and baked products may all contain ...

Don’t want additives and chemicals in your snacks? Avoid these 11 BANNED ingredients in foods that Americans are STILL eating

August 06, 2020 -

Ocean Robbins, an adjunct professor in Chapman University’s Peace Studies Department and the chief executive officer of the Food Revolution Network (FRN), notes that a number of ingredients linked to chronic conditions, such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes, are still in use across the U.S. despite being banned in other countries.

This might explain the prevalence of these conditions in the U.S. despite being preventable diseases, Robbins adds.Banned ingredients ...

FDA finally reviews safety of BHA, a common preservative flagged as potential carcinogen

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A chemical preservative known as BHA has long been sitting in America's pantries, lurking in everything from breakfast cereals and frozen meals to cookies and ice cream. This week, federal regulators finally announced they are taking a fresh, hard look at whether it belongs there at all.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched a comprehensive reassessment of butylated hydroxyanisole on Feb. 10. The preservative, used to prevent fats and oils ...

Researchers reveal optimal conditions for extracting antioxidants from rosemary; suggest ultrasound extraction method

September 11, 2019 -

How to efficiently extract polyphenols from rosemary leaves

According to the researchers, heat-assisted extraction (HAE) is the conventional method used to extract active compounds from rosemary. However, recent advances have resulted in the development of a new extraction method which uses ultrasound technology. The use of sustainable new technologies like ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) is now highly recommended. But because the optimization of both HAE and UAE has ...