An increased AST level is usually a sign of liver disease. Liver disease is even more likely when the levels of substances checked by other liver blood tests have also increased. An increased AST level may be due to any of the following:
In order to keep itself fresh, the lettuce gives off carbon dioxide, causing a slight odour. This carbon dioxide is not harmful and the odour should disappear quickly once the salad package is opened.
Butylated hydroxyanisole â also known as BHA â is an antioxidant primarily used as a preservative in food, animal feed, cosmetics, rubber and petroleum products. The National Toxicology Program of the Department of Health and Human Services warns that BHA is âreasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogenâ (cancer-causing agent).