Meaning of butylated hydroxytoluene | Babel Free

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A substituted phenol used as a fat-soluble antioxidant in some food.

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“The Food and Drug Administration earlier this year seized a common food preservative, butylated hydroxytoluene, known simply as BHT, from Life Extension Products in Dania and Hollywood, Fla., after the product had been advertised as a treatment for herpes and AIDS, an agency spokesman said. The agency said the claims had not been proved in scientific tests.”

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