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This article is misrepresenting BHA as a carcinogenic additive. BHA showed cancerous properties in the forestomachs of mice (humans have no forestomachs) and it was dosed at an extremely high volume, turning its antioxidant properties into a pro-oxidant, which is the cause for the negative effects. I would like the Controversy section to be taken out, as this paper is outdated and BHA has been given GRAS status by the FDA.
There is no controversy, this is a substance to avoid. The same mechanism causing cancer in mice forestomachs can cause it in any other tissue in which it has the same concentration, it does not depend on the kind of tissue alone. But in the way it causes mutations. The mutations acting upon oncogenes can turn on permanently the reproduction cycle, i.e. produce cancer. While other mutations can cause other metabolic diseases.
When some fact shows something is harmful, those who make a lot of money with it, start to claim for proofs of danger with normal use, they start an artificial controversy to exploit more time that product. But the risk is there, sooner or later they have to stop producing it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.233.103.167 (talk) 11:53, 18 January 2017 (UTC)Reply
