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Is BHT good or bad in dog food?

BHT is a preservative and rates as Avoid in our analysis.

In short

Artificial preservative — avoid.

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What is BHT?

BHT is a preservative used in dog food. On a label it may also appear as: bht, butylated hydroxytoluene.

How it affects the WoofScore

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