emulsifier

Brominated vegetable oil

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A citrus-soda emulsifier whose US food authorization the FDA revoked in 2024.

BVO kept citrus flavouring suspended in soft drinks. Bromine accumulates in fatty tissue with sustained intake. The FDA revoked the regulation permitting it in food in 2024 after studies in rats showed thyroid effects; it was already banned in the EU, UK, India and Japan.

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bvo

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Regulator
FDA revokes regulation authorizing brominated vegetable oil in food
U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2024