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FDA bans food additives in sports drinks, sodas, citing safety concerns

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked approval for brominated vegetable oil, a popular food additive used in sports drinks and sodas, citing safety concerns. Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is a vegetable oil modified with bromine, previously permitted as a stabilizer and emulsifier in some fruit-flavored drinks to prevent citrus flavor from rising […]