FDA Proposes Banning Ingredient Found In Some Citrus-Flavored Sodas

MoneyWatch, CBS San Francisco

November 6, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing a ban on brominated vegetable oil (BVO) after studies on animals determined the ingredient may have adverse health effects in humans.

Recent toxicology studies offered conclusive evidence to support the FDA's proposed ban of the ingredient previously authorized by the FDA for use in small amounts to keep citrus flavoring from separating and floating to the top of some beverages, the agency stated Thursday in a news release.

Since the FDA determined in 1970 that BVO was no longer generally recognized as safe, beverage makers have been replacing the ingredient with alternatives. "Today, few beverages in the U.S. contain BVO," the agency stated.

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