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    Food Chem Toxicol. 1999 Sep-Oct;37(9-10):1027-38.

    Safety assessment of butylated hydroxyanisole and butylated hydroxytoluene as antioxidant food additives.

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    Department of Pathology, New York Medical College, American Health Foundation Valhalla, 10595, USA.

    Abstract

    Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) are widely used antioxidant food additives. They have been extensively studied for potential toxicities. This review details experimental studies of genotoxicity and carcinogenicity which bear on cancer hazard assessment of exposure to humans. We conclude that BHA and BHT pose no cancer hazard and, to the contrary, may be anticarcinogenic at current levels of food additive use.

    PMID:
    10541460
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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