FDA to reassess the safety of BHA, a preservative used in popular snack foods
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will reassess the safety of BHA, a food preservative used in various products, including potato chips and cereals.
- The FDA issued a request for information about butylated hydroxyanisole to evaluate its safety as a food additive.
- FDA Commissioner Marty Makary stated, 'We are taking decisive action to ensure that chemicals in our food supply are not causing harm.'
- BHA has been listed as a known carcinogen under California’s Proposition 65 since 1990.
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FDA to remove a food preservative commonly found in bread, meat
The Food and Drug Administration made a move to ban BHA, which is a food additive commonly found in bread and meats.
US FDA to review decades-old food preservative in safety overhaul
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday launched a broad review of a long-used synthetic preservative used in packaged foods, as the agency steps up efforts to reassess chemicals long allowed in the U.S. food supply.
FDA to reassess the safety of BHA, a preservative used in popular snac
Federal health officials said Tuesday they will reassess the safety of a chemical called BHA used in foods including potato chips, cereals, frozen meals and meat products. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new request for information regarding butylated hydroxyanisole, a preservative. The agency’s review “will consider whether BHA is safe under its current conditions of use in food and as a food contact substance,” a statement said.…
FDA to reassess the safety of BHA, a preservative used in popular snack foods
Federal health officials will reassess the safety of a chemical called BHA used in foods including potato chips, cereals, frozen meals and meat products. The U.S.
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