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<p>Pizza Hut has launched a microsite&nbsp;to highlight its commitment to ingredients without preservatives and antibiotics.</p>

Pizza Hut to expand removal of preservatives, antibiotics

Chain launches microsite to tell food story

Pizza Hut will expand its removal of preservatives and antibiotics from menu items over the next year, the company said Tuesday.

The Plano, Texas-based division of Yum! Brands Inc. said that by the end of July it will remove preservatives BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), mainly used to prevent oils from becoming rancid through oxidation, from the chain’s meats. By March 2017, it will assure that cheeses have no artificial preservatives.

The company said it also will remove “antibiotics important to human medicine from chicken” by the end of March 2017.

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Pizza Hut’s latest announcement follows pledges in May 2015, in which the company said it would work toward dropping artificial flavors and colors, trans fats and high-fructose corn syrup from its menu items at domestic restaurants.

Pizza Hut has also created a microsite to highlight its food-ingredient commitments, at PizzaHut.com/RestaurantQuality. The microsite spotlights ingredients, heritage and innovations. 

“Customers can learn about where Pizza Hut ingredients come from and how the pizzas are made,” the company said.

“We believe that Pizza Hut food shouldn't only taste great, but you should feel great about it, too," said Jeff Fox, Pizza Hut chief brand and concept officer, in a statement. 

“Our enhanced and expanded commitment to superior restaurant-quality food is the result of listening closely to our customers, and they say that these are things that they do want in their pizzas,” Fox added.

Pizza Hut said it has already eliminated partially hydrogenated oils, or artificial trans fats, and monosodium glutamate, or MSG. The company said 15 percent of its pizzas have just a third of the daily recommended dietary allowance for sodium, and 20 percent of its pizzas will meet that criteria by 2020.

Pizza Hut has about 6,400 restaurants in the United States. The chain has more than 16,000 restaurants systemwide in 100 nations.

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