BHA: no real risk can be identified

The "ingredient of the month" is the well-known, and often maligned, mono-phenolic compound, butylated hydroxyanisole- otherwise known as BHA

The "ingredient of the month" is the well-known, and often maligned, mono-phenolic compound, butylated hydroxyanisole -- otherwise known as BHA. This potent synthetic antioxidant was patented by R.H. Rosenwald in 1949, and the first toxicity study was published in 1951. It has been scrutinized for its efficacy and safety (or lack thereof) ever since.

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