FDA Proposes to Ban Use of Brominated Vegetable Oil in Food
The FDA is proposing to revoke its authorization for the use of brominated vegetable oil in food, it said in a Nov. 3 proposed rule. An agency news release said that while FDA currently allows use of the vegetable oil…
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modified with bromine in “small amounts to keep the citrus flavoring from floating to the top in some beverages,” more recent data from FDA studies show “adverse health effects in animals at levels more closely approximating real-world human exposure,” and the agency can no longer consider the use of brominated vegetable oil in food is safe. Comments are due by Jan. 17.