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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.
BVO used to be on the FDA's list of ingredients generally regarded as safe but was restricted to be used only in products containing food flavorings after multiple toxicity studies by the Canadian ...
The US Food and Drug Administration will no longer allow the use of brominated vegetable oil in food products, the agency said Tuesday. Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is vegetable oil modified ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposal to revoke authorization to use brominated vegetable oil in food products. ... Brominated vegetable oil, or BVO — which contains the flame ...
Prior to 1988, the original formula of Limca contained brominated vegetable oil (BVO). After worldwide reports of ill effects of BVO, its use in soft drinks was banned in India. As a result of this ban, the formula for Limca was changed.
By Granth Vanaik (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it would revoke the regulation that authorized the use of brominated vegetable oil in food items, effective Aug. 2 ...
In January 2013, the Gatorade manufacturer (PepsiCo) agreed to remove brominated vegetable oil (BVO) from its Gatorade products in the USA amidst health concerns. [63] The composition of Gatorade in Europe, Japan and India remain unaffected as BVO was outlawed there 23 years earlier.
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed banning the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) as a food additive in the U.S. ... which also prohibits the sale of products that contain red dye No. 3.