BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE (BHT) AS APPROVED BY THE US FDA HAS FAILED ANIMAL TESTING AND IS AN INGREDIENT IN CEREAL PRESERVATIVES FROM KELLOGG’S TO GENEREAL MILLS UNTIL VANI HARI PETITION ASKING FOR ITS REMOVAL AND THE PEOPLE RESPOND IN KIND AND THE MANUFACTURERS GETS PUT ON NOTICE–THE POWER OF THE INTERNET AT WORK

Yesterday, the PSL truther and general of the “Food Babe Army” launched an assault on General Mills and Kellogg’s over a preservative called Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT). The chemical keeps cereals like Rice Krispies fresh for longer on the shelf, but has been banned in many parts of the world for having wreaked havoc during animal testing.

When Ms. Hari initially reached out to General Mills a few weeks back, they told her not to sweat it, and that BHT was FDA-approved. So she launched a petition yesterday shortly before noon to have BHT removed from all General Mills and Kellogg’s products.

Only a few hours later, when the petition had racked up about 17,000 signatures, General Mills started sending out this exact message to anyone who tweeted at them about BHT:

……General Mills acted way fast on this one. Have you heard anything from Kellogg’s?

Not a peep, but I can’t imagine what’s happening behind closed doors…….

Read more at http://observer.com/2015/02/general-mills-starts-pulling-preservatives-after-assault-from-food-babe-army/