FDA proposes ban on additive found in sodas
cnn.com
The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed revoking its regulation authorizing the nationwide use of brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, as an additive in food.
The FDA’s decision comes after California banned the ingredient in October by passing the California Food Safety Act, the first state law in the United States to ban brominated vegetable oil. The additive is already banned in Europe and Japan.
“The agency concluded that the intended use of BVO in food is no longer considered safe after the results of studies conducted in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health … found the potential for adverse health effects in humans,” said James Jones, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods, in a statement.
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Mountain dew has brominated vegetable oil in it in case u were wondering what products.
Only if you're drinking a old bottle. It hasn't been an ingredient for years.
Just checked the label, and you are correct. There is no BVO in Mt Dew.