The Once-Common Drink Ingredient That's Now Banned - Chowhound

Abdul Razak Latif/Shutterstock After decades of controversy surrounding potentially negative health effects, brominated vegetable oil (BVO) has been banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. For a long time, BVO was on the list of many food additives banned in Europe but not the U.S. It's also banned in Japan. In the U.S., the ban went into effect on August 2, 2024, and companies were given one year from…