"Antioxidant preservative. Permitted in pet food."
Listed as "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen" by the National Toxicology Program. The EU restricts its use. California lists it as a known carcinogen under Proposition 65. It's cheap and it works — which is why budget brands use it instead of safer alternatives like mixed tocopherols. There is no reason to feed your pet a food containing BHA.
Our most serious tier: a documented carcinogen finding, an outright ban in at least one country or species, or an unspecified source that can legally include 4D (dead, dying, diseased, disabled) animals. -5 pts deducted.
Rated F (-5 pts) by PetPro-tectors™. Listed as "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen" by the National Toxicology Program. The EU restricts its use. California lists it as a known carcinogen under Proposition 65. It's cheap and it works — which is why budget brands use it instead of safer alternatives like mixed tocopherols. There is no reason to feed your pet a food containing BHA.
Antioxidant preservative. Permitted in pet food.