Brominated Vegetable Oil: Health Risks Exposed!

Brominated Vegetable Oil: Health Risks Exposed! Pic credited to unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-3bd68209-026e-49bc-956f-3449fc9618db","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-124.01434%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8c334955-3f3f-4786-9f93-60e97b3bf5d1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d8a11717-31f8-4b10-8648-7a1d40d79510","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Potential Health Risks: Brominated Vegetable Oil, once in popular drinks, linked to liver, heart, and brain issues. Pic credited to unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-0467cabd-e488-472e-9a56-39740d8c44ca","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-128.31541%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7fc47f34-7e43-4175-b976-589b3d5936bf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3a2706c7-5c60-4685-b46a-4d81e34d140a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Ingredient Functions: Used in fruit-flavored drinks to prevent ingredient separation but contains bromine, a flame retardant component. Pic credited to unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-2e9756f5-abd6-4198-aa11-48322f03d44c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-128.31541%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef3f27e1-c33c-4a5b-bb1f-34b6c3bb8eff","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dbd7f515-61cd-4b8a-a968-e029fe212593","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Brand Actions: Major companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi stopped using BVO, but smaller brands still incorporate it. Pic credited to unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-1f5c73dd-ba43-41e3-9bdb-07846d40bf64","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-128.31541%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b9da5590-256d-4e0c-92c4-65d9b4468a7e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-99cc10a0-8516-4fed-bf46-c7bde18d4fbb","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] International Bans: EU and Japan have already prohibited BVO in food and drinks due to its risks. Pic credited to unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-709cfd4f-46c0-432c-a2f7-b22fa089a495","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-128.31541%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5e22282d-eb35-428c-ba1f-f467a3228437","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bab01874-feb1-4d1f-b860-b175c17b70f8","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Recent Legislative Actions: California banned BVO along with other additives, focusing on health safety. Pic credited to unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-aadbeca8-f1ec-469f-82cf-6e2b91264f46","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-128.31541%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2c0fc5dc-58c3-41dc-9448-995feafe1d6a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-31f9ee65-8ad3-41b6-b607-985b31e048f3","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] FDA's Verdict: Studies show BVO's toxicity to the thyroid and possible harm to the liver and heart. Pic credited to unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-c183ccb3-4e45-4f2a-8125-8d07530638eb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-128.31541%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6819ca4a-5c81-460b-8fe3-2740eaaf1250","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9ac5f8c4-01df-4496-8f81-945e503329ed","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Regulatory History: FDA previously removed BVO from safe substance lists but allowed 'interim' use, now reconsiders its safety. Pic credited to unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-60617e38-5a0c-48b3-a3cd-398b5bc5d719","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-128.31541%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-88d36381-91ed-4af7-bbd2-0741e370ab67","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-30b9c1f7-839a-438b-8111-49ebf1be1ff7","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Public Input: FDA welcomes public comments until Jan. 17 on the proposed ban. Pic credited to unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-2a89d6fe-8d00-4f1e-b1c9-78eb027256f0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-128.31541%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6383db4a-ce3e-44b8-a75d-21a7852807c4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-508950df-0d21-4d98-b784-3efe3339b5ac","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Transition Period: If approved, beverage makers have a year to adjust products before the new rule takes effect. Pic credited to unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-36b5689f-1468-4861-9d67-59bdbc8e3100 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d63469d2-e5ca-443f-9acf-025401fa5a31","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-128.31541%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9c2e6249-42ec-4f66-abda-01dfe8500c27","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b3d11180-ec1b-4682-8e54-90f4add7ffcb","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Ongoing Evaluation: FDA also re-evaluating the cancer risk of another food coloring, red dye No. 3. Pic credited to unsplash