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BHT is used as a preservative ingredient in some foods. With this usage BHT maintains freshness or prevents spoilage; it may be used to decrease the rate at which the texture, color, or flavor of food changes. [25] Some food companies have voluntarily eliminated BHT from their products or have announced that they were going to phase it out. [26]
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) is a synthetic, waxy, solid petrochemical.Its antioxidant properties have caused it to be widely used as a preservative in food, food packaging, animal feed, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, rubber, and petroleum products. [3]
Experiments on its genotoxicity at high doses are inconsistent. Its oxidized form TBBQ may be responsible for some toxic effects. There exists a wide margin of safety between food-additive doses and doses used in studies. [11] There have been reports of vision disturbances in individuals exposed to this chemical. [15]
Thanks to artificial preservatives, fruits, vegetables, meats and dairy products last much longer now than they naturally would, and that is not necessarily good news.
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Artificial preservatives meet some of these challenges by preserving freshness for longer periods of time, but these preservatives can cause negative side-effects as well. Sodium nitrite is a preservative used in lunch meats, hams, sausages, hot dogs, and bacon to prevent botulism and other foodborne pathogens.
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These preservatives include natural antioxidants such as ascorbic acid (AA, E300) and tocopherols (E306), as well as synthetic antioxidants such as propyl gallate (PG, E310), tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA, E320) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT, E321).