EWG on FDA’s request for information on butylated hydroxyanisole in food

EWG’s recommendation

Avoid or limit foods containing BHA.

BHA has been classified as a possible carcinogen, or cancer-causing chemical. Studies have shown BHA to produce oxidative stress, which occurs...

A special health journal issue on ultra-processed food, or UPF, calls for bold policy action to address the growing public health crisis – and that efforts focused solely on personal responsibility...

Does the dose define how chemicals can lead to harm? Yes.

But is the dose the only thing that “makes the poison”? No. 

The idea that the dose makes the poison – originally explained as “all things are...

California is advancing a bill to help shoppers identify alternatives to ultraprocessed foods, or UPF, at the grocery store. If enacted, it would create a first-ever government-run and state-certified...