Jimmy asks,
We have customer asking about 200# or 32ect made from corrugated material free of BHT (phenolic antioxidants/preservatives). Do you know anything about this?
I reached out to Maryann Jashinske at Package Engineering Solutions LLC. She specializes in food packaging safety. Below is her reply.
“As best I can determine, the following article has generated panic amongst food packagers. BHT is commonly used in cereal box and other food packaging as a preservative for oily products, and is likely found in corrugated. I can tell you that the plastic manufacturers are suddenly also being asked for BHT-free packaging statements. BHT is allowed by the FDA, in fact it is an edible food preservative, never mind a food packaging preservative!
BHT is found in wax coatings, soy-based inks (soy contains oil), and possibly adhesives. Any boxes that use any recycled content could not likely make a “BHT-free” claim, unless you can identify all the additives in the recycled part.
http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2015/02/05/food-babe-targets-cereal-giants-kelloggs-and.html
I cannot find any regulatory ban of any sort for BHT in food packaging.”
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