BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE

Overview

Chemical Names
3-tertiary-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole; Mixture of 3- and 2-tertiary-butyl-4- hydroxyanisole
Synonyms
BHA
CAS number
25013-16-5
INS
320
Functional Class
Food Additives
ANTIOXIDANT
INS matches
320

Evaluations

Evaluation year: 1988

ADI:
0-0.5 mg/kg bw

Intake:
1998, TRS 891-JECFA 51/123,157; FAS 42-JECFA 51/415. Intake estimates based on food additive levels in the draft General Standard for Food Additives being developed by the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants, integrated with national data on food consumption, exceeded the ADI of 0-0.5 mg/kg bw in the three Member States that submitted such data. In national data submitted by seven Member States, estimates of mean intake of BHA did not exceed the ADI. The potential exists for consumers of high levels of BHA to exceed the ADI, but the available data were insufficient to estimate the number of such consumers or the magnitude and duration of intake above the ADI.
Meeting:
33
Specs Code:
R
Report: 
TRS 776-JECFA 33/14
Tox Monograph: 
FAS 24-JECFA 33/3
Specification: 
FAO Combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications
Previous Years:
1988, FNP 38-JECFA 33/22; COMPENDIUM/249. R 1986, TRS 751-JECFA 30/12, FNP 37-JECFA 30/15, FAS 21-JECFA 30/3. 0-0.3 (TEMPORARY). TE. R 1983, TRS 696-JECFA 27/13, FNP 34-JECFA 29/25 (1985), FAS 18-JECFA 27/41. 0-0.5 (TEMPORARY; GROUP ADI, AS BHA, BHT A
1988, FNP 38-JECFA 33/22; COMPENDIUM/249. R 1986, TRS 751-JECFA 30/12, FNP 37-JECFA 30/15, FAS 21-JECFA 30/3. 0-0.3 (TEMPORARY). TE. R 1983, TRS 696-JECFA 27/13, FNP 34-JECFA 29/25 (1985), FAS 18-JECFA 27/41. 0-0.5 (TEMPORARY; GROUP ADI, AS BHA, BHT A