Excerpts from FOOD ADDITIVES: A Shopper's Guide... #34

FOOD ADDITIVES Continued...

* X A    Butylated hydroxytoluene - see BHT.

C    Butylparaben - 6, 40, aspirin sensitive should
avoid, not adequately tested.

C    Butyraldehyde - 9; ingredient in rubber cement.

C    Butyric acid - 27; see butanoic acid.

X A    BVO - see brominated vegetable oil.

* C    Caffeine - 47; psychoactive, addictive drug; may
cause headaches, irritability, fertility problems, increases risk of miscarriage, birth defects, heart disease, depression, nervousness, behavioral changes, insomnia, etc., inhibits fetal growth.


Note: The codes *, X, C, A are defined in Excerpt #3

The numbers after the additive name are defined on page 8-11 in FOOD ADDITIVES: A Shopper's Guide...