(BVO)In American Soda legal but is BANNED In Countries Around The World 🚫🤔🥤
BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL better known as (BVO) has been banned in all of Europe and Japan, for being very toxic to human health. Many go as far as to say, "its a cancer causing agent". The Guardian reports, "the additive in north American drinks can contain BVO at up to 15 parts per million (ppm). It's a vegetable oil, derived from corn or soy, bonded with the element bromine to prevent the flavoring from separating and floating to the surface.
BVO has been added to over 10 percent of sodas in North America for decades even though Studies suggest that BVO can build up in human tissues, and animal studies have found it causes reproductive and behavioral problems in large doses.
According to Scientific American:
"Reports from an industry group helped the U.S. Food and Drug Administration establish in 1977 what it considers a safe limit for BVO in sodas.
But some scientists say that limit is based on data that is thin and several decades old, and they insist that the chemical deserves a fresh look ...
With natural alternatives already in use in other countries, why not switch in North America too?"
According to the featured article, the following citrus-flavored sodas and energy drinks, sold in the US do contain BVO:
Mountain Dew
Squirt
Fanta Orange
Sunkist
Pineapple Gatorade
Thirst Quencher Orange
Powerade
Strawberry Lemonade Fresca Original Citrus
This is not a complete list however. All in all, above 10 percent of all sodas sold in the U.S. contain BVO, so it pays to read the list of ingredients. Better yet, make a concerted effort to eliminate soda from your diet altogether. With or without BVO, sodas contain so many ingredients harmful to human health—high fructose corn syrup being one of the foremost culprits—that they really have no redeeming value whatsoever.
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mountain-dew-contain-chemical-known-bvo/