"Rendered beef fat stabilized with BHA to prevent rancidity."
The fat itself is an ordinary rendered animal fat — the real issue is the preservation method. BHA is listed as "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen" by the National Toxicology Program, and manufacturers use it here because it's cheap and effective, not because it's the safest option. The same fat preserved with mixed tocopherols (natural vitamin E) instead carries none of this concern — the choice of preservative is what earns this ingredient its grade, not the fat.
A meaningful red flag: an unnamed source, heavy processing into a by-product or digest form, or documented regulatory scrutiny in at least one country. -4 pts deducted.
Rated D (-4 pts) by PetPro-tectors™. The fat itself is an ordinary rendered animal fat — the real issue is the preservation method. BHA is listed as "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen" by the National Toxicology Program, and manufacturers use it here because it's cheap and effective, not because it's the safest option. The same fat preserved with mixed tocopherols (natural vitamin E) instead carries none of this concern — the choice of preservative is what earns this ingredient its grade, not the fat.
Rendered beef fat stabilized with BHA to prevent rancidity.