aToxiq rating: Avoid — Flagged Avoid
Ingredient science card

Tertiary Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ)

Concern
Synthetic Petroleum Preservative / Immune Dysfunction
Category
Food & Beverage
CAS
1948-33-0
Also listed as
TBHQ, E319, tert-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE, butylhydroquinone tertiaire
Impact

Neuro-Health & Life Force

Neuro-Health

Damages T-cell immune response, causes vision disturbances, and impairs neurological reflex pathways in long-term exposure studies.

“Life Force”

No whole-body findings recorded.

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