The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it is revoking the regulation authorizing the use of brominated vegetable oil in food, effective Aug. 2. The ingredient was previously ...

Brominated Vegetable Oil, typically used as an emulsifier and stabilizing agent, is linked to thyroid and heart problems. For a packaged food to enter the market, the ingredient list must specify ...

The FDA banned brominated vegetable oil (BVO), a common soda ingredient, due to potential health risks, including thyroid disruption and bromine toxicity. Effective from August 2024, the decision ...

Illinois is forging ahead with the Illinois Food Safety Act to ban brominated vegetable oil (BVO) and some other additives, spotlighting a tug-of-war over who controls food safety: states or the ...

West Virginia is banning seven artificial food dyes, including Red No. 40, in the most sweeping state level food dye ban in the U.S.

The bill, authored by state Sen. Kristen Thompson, seeks to ban 21 chemicals, including red dye 40, brominated vegetable oil, and aspartame, a common sweetener in diet sodas. Many of the bills ...

Gavin Newsom in 2023. Starting Jan. 1, 2027, the law would prohibit the use of brominated vegetable oil, red dye No. 3, potassium bromate and propylparaben in any food products intended for sale.