On Tuesday , the Food and Drug Administration announced that it will no longer allow brominated vegetable oil in food or beverages due to safety concerns. BVO is vegetable oil modified with bromine, a naturally occurring chemical element that's dark-reddish-brown and liquid at room temperature. Bromine is denser than water and sinks when added to it, and when combined with a vegetable oil, the element makes that oil denser than water.
Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox. Following studies such as this, the FDA proposed that BVO should no longer be allowed in food."Animal and human data, including new information from recent FDA-led studies on BVO, no longer provide a basis to conclude the use of BVO in food is safe," the agency stated.—No, aspartame is not a 'possible carcinogen,' FDA says in response to WHO rulingThe newly finalized rule will take effect Aug.
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