FDA bans food additive found in citrusy sports drinks and sodas - eviltoast
Brominated vegetable oil, which is used in some fruit-flavored drinks, is potentially harmful for humans.

The agency had first proposed to revoke the regulation in November 2023. According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, BVO was banned in the UK in 1970, followed by India in 1990, the EU in 2008 and Japan in 2010.

  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
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    4 months ago

    According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, BVO was banned in the UK in 1970, followed by India in 1990, the EU in 2008 and Japan in 2010.

    With Chevon overturned, what are the odds beverage companies sue the FDA saying that Congress didn’t explicitly authorize them to ban BVO?

    I’m not a gambler, but I would go all in on that bet. I also see that happening for every new regulatory decision from the FDA, EPA, et al.