BHT and chewing gum...?!


Question: BHT and chewing gum!.!.!.!?
Yesterday I bought a pack of "Extra" (watermelon flavour) chewing gum!. I'm reading the ingredients!.!.!.one of them is BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene, an anti-oxidant)!. I've read, on Wikipedia, that BHT has been banned for use in food in Australia!.!.!.
So, what is going on!?
Is it really banned in Australia or not!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

Answers:
this discussion on Wiki talk suggests it has NOT been banned in Australia even though the Wikipedia article says it has:

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Talk:Butyla!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


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