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  2. FDA proposes ban on food additive used in fruity sports ... - AOL

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    The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed banning the use of brominated vegetable oil, a food ingredient once widely used in popular drinks like Gatorade and Mountain Dew that has been ...

  3. Brominated vegetable oil - Wikipedia

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    Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is a complex mixture of plant-derived triglycerides that have been modified by atoms of the element bromine bonded to the fat molecules. Brominated vegetable oil has been used to help emulsify citrus -flavored beverages, especially soft drinks , preventing them from separating during distribution.

  4. Which sodas contain BVO? After FDA bans food additive, avoid ...

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    No, Coke doesn't contain brominated vegetable oil, according to Coca-Cola.com. And no, Mountain Dew does not have BVO in its ingredients list, according its maker, PepsiCo. In fact, PepsiCo and ...

  5. The FDA will no longer allow this potentially harmful ...

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    Brominated vegetable oil can accumulate in the body and has been linked to health hazards, according to the EWG. Those include nervous system damage, headaches, skin and mucous membrane irritation ...

  6. FDA proposes ban on potentially harmful ingredient found in ...

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    The US Food and Drug Administration proposed a ban on brominated vegetable oil — an ingredient in some sodas — that has toxic effects on the thyroid, animal studies showed.

  7. Bromine - Wikipedia

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    Brominated vegetable oil (BVO), a complex mixture of plant-derived triglycerides that have been reacted to contain atoms of the element bromine bonded to the molecules, is used primarily to help emulsify citrus-flavored soft drinks, preventing them from separating during distribution.

  8. Limca - Wikipedia

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    Limca is an Indian multinational brand of lemon- and lime-flavoured carbonated soft drink made primarily in India and certain parts of the U.S. It contains 60 calories per 150ml can. The formula does not include fruit, relying instead on artificial flavours. In an interview in 2008, Ramesh Chauhan of Parle Bisleri revealed that he had ...

  9. FDA works to finally ban soda ingredient outlawed in other ...

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    Brominated vegetable oil, or BVO — which contains the flame-retardant bromine — is outlawed in parts of the world including in Europe and in India and Japan.