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FDA targets common food additive over cancer fears: Is BHA in your food?

The FDA is reassessing the safety of BHA, a common food preservative, due to long-standing cancer concerns. Find out which foods contain it and what this means for you.
National Hog Farmer

FDA to reassess safety of common food preservative

BHA is used in processed pork products like sausages and bacon to prevent spoilage and oxidation.

FDA to reassess safety of snack food preservative BHA

The agency is reevaluating the additive found in lunch meats and cereal as part of a larger review of ingredients that have ...
Infectious Disease Advisor

FDA Reviews Safety of Food Preservative BHA Over Cancer Concerns

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a fresh look at the safety of a chemical preservative found in many packaged foods. The agency announced i ...

FDA moves to ban BHA — an additive used in processed foods such as meats and bread

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday took steps toward banning BHA, a food additive used in processed foods such as ...

FDA to reassess the safety of BHA, a preservative used in popular snack foods

Federal health officials said Tuesday they will reassess the safety of a chemical called BHA used in foods including potato ...

FDA reviewing food preservative BHA

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday that it is reviewing whether butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) is safe ...