| BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE | |
| INS: | 321 | Chemical names: | 2,6-DITERTIARY-BUTYL-p-CRESOL; 4-METHYL-2,6-DITERTIARY-BUTYL-PHENOL | Synonyms: | BHT | Functional class: | ANTIOXIDANT | Latest evaluation: | 1995 | ADI: | 0-0.3 mg/kg bw | Report: | TRS 859-JECFA 44/5 | Specifications: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add. 11/89 (METALS LIMITS) (2003) | Tox monograph: | FAS 35-JECFA 44/3 | Previous status: | 1990, TRS 806-JECFA 37/7, COMPENDIUM/253, FAS 28-JECFA 37/3. 0-0.125 (TEMPORARY). TE. R
1986, TRS 751-JECFA 30/14, FNP 37-JECFA 30/19, FAS 21-JECFA 30/25. 0-0.125 (TEMPORARY). TE. R 1983, TRS 696-JECFA 27/14, FNP 28-JECFA 27/11, FAS 18-JECFA 27/50. 0-0.5 (TEMPORARY; GROUP ADI, AS BHA, BHT AND TBHQ, SINGLY OR IN COMBINATION). TE. R 1980, TRS 653-JECFA 24/15, FNP 17-JECFA 24/19, FAS 15-JECFA 24/106. 0-0.5 (TEMPORARY; GROUP ADI, AS BHA, BHT, TBHQ SINGLY OR IN COMBINATION). TE. R 1976, FNS 1/TRS 599-JECFA 20/11, NMRS 57-JECFA 21/28 (1977), FAS 10-JECFA 20/17. 0-0.5 (TEMPORARY; AS BHA, BHT, OR THE SUM OF THE TWO CHEMICALS). TE. R,T 1973, NMRS 53/TRS 539-JECFA 17/18, FNP 4-JECFA 17/190, FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/156. 0-0.5 (TEMPORARY; AS BHA, BHT, OR THE SUM OF BOTH). TE. R,T 1971, NMRS 50/TRS 488-JECFA 15/20, FAS 3/NMRS 50C-JECFA 15/69 1965, NMRS 40/TRS 339-JECFA 9/19, FAS 67.29/NMRS 40A,B,C-JECFA 9/28, FAS 67.29/NMRS 40A,B,C-JECFA 9/28. 0-0.5 (CONDITIONAL, 0.5-2.0; AS SUM OF BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE AND BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE). CO. S 1964, NMRS 38/TRS 309-JECFA 8/25, FAS 24.65/NMRS 38A-JECFA 8/13, FAS 24.65/NMRS 38A-JECFA 8/13. 0-0.5 (CONDITIONAL). CO. S 1961, NMRS 31/TRS 228-JECFA 6/45, NMRS 31/TRS 228-JECFA 6/45. 0-0.5 (C0NDITIONAL). C0. S 1958, NMRS VOL I-III/77. N |
| Intake: | 1998, TRS 891-JECFA 51/126,158; FAS 42-JECFA 51/429. 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 0-0.3 mg/kg bw in the five Member States that submitted such data. In national data submitted by eight Member States, estimates of mean and high intake for consumers of BHT exceeded the ADI in only one country. |
| 6 Feb 04 | |
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations
Butylated hydroxytoluene (ICSC)
Butylated hydroxytoluene (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 38a)
Butylated hydroxytoluene (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 40abc)
Butylated hydroxytoluene (WHO Food Additives Series 5)
Butylated hydroxytoluene (WHO Food Additives Series 10)
Butylated hydroxytoluene (WHO Food Additives Series 21)
Butylated hydroxytoluene (WHO Food Additives Series 35)