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Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) is an antioxidant consisting of a mixture of two isomeric organic compounds, *-tert-butyl**-hydroxyanisole and *-tert-butyl**-hydroxyanisole. It is prepared from *-methoxyphenol and isobutylene. It is a waxy solid used in certain amounts as a food additive with the E number E**0. Some controversy surrounds the use of BHA as an antioxidant. However, the acceptable daily intake (ADI) of BHA and a similar preservative, butylated hydroxytoluene BHT, is exceeded by only a small fraction of the population [3]. Furthermore, the usual low intake levels of BHA and BHT showed no significant association with an increased risk of cancer[4].