BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)
For BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole), jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.110; use conditions is antioxidant in foods, alone or in combination with BHT; limits vary by food (e.g. 50 ppm in dehydrated potato shreds, 1,000 ppm in active dry yeast), recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.110 our reading
- Use conditions
- antioxidant in foods, alone or in combination with BHT; limits vary by food (e.g. 50 ppm in dehydrated potato shreds, 1,000 ppm in active dry yeast)
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
§ 172.110 BHA. The food additive BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) alone or in combination with other antioxidants permitted in food for human consumption in this subpart B may be safely used in or on specified foods
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172/subpart-B