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The US Food and Drug Administration proposed a ban on brominated vegetable oil — an ingredient in some sodas — that has toxic effects on the thyroid, animal studies showed.

The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed revoking its regulation authorizing the nationwide use of brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, as an additive in food.

The FDA’s decision comes after California banned the ingredient in October by passing the California Food Safety Act, the first state law in the United States to ban brominated vegetable oil. The additive is already banned in Europe and Japan.

“The agency concluded that the intended use of BVO in food is no longer considered safe after the results of studies conducted in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health … found the potential for adverse health effects in humans,” said James Jones, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods, in a statement.

  • Rhynoplaz
    9•1 year ago

    Aside from a few World Wars, they’ve been right more often than the US.

    • @[email protected]
      -8•1 year ago

      Regarding public safety restrictions? Or are you just making the mistake that anything the EU does is progress that we will catch up to eventually?

      • Rhynoplaz
        5•1 year ago

        Your phrasing implies that you’re looking to pick a fight. You can do that elsewhere, I’ve got more important things to do.

        • @[email protected]
          -8•1 year ago

          clearly not

          Also, I’m never looking for a fight. I’m looking for people to say “yes sir” and do what I say