In a significant health move, the FDA is looking to put a stop to using brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, in our foods. This comes after some serious science work with the National Institutes of Health showed that BVO might not be as safe as we once thought. Back in the day, BVO was added to drinks to keep the citrus flavors from floating to the top, but it’s been on the FDA’s watchlist since 1970. Fast forward to today, and not many drinks still use it, thanks to companies switching things up with different ingredients. James Jones from the … Continue reading FDA Targets BVO: Proposed Ban on Controversial Food Additive Over Health Risks