PepsiCo Inc. has announced that is removing a controversial ingredient from its Gatorade drinks. This is following concerns voiced by consumers as well as an online petition begun by a 15-year-old from Mississippi. While PepsiCo is denying that the change is not due to the petition, we’re pretty sure it had something to do with it.
Brominated Vegetable Oil is a food additive that contains bromine. Bromine is found in fire retardants. There has been research done that indicates that drinking large quantities of beverages containing brominated vegetable oil can be toxic. It’s been shown to build up in human tissue and breast milk and animal studies has been found to cause reproductive and behavioral problems.
Brominated Vegetable Oil was an ingredient in Gatorade’s Orange and Lemonade flavors as well as a few other.
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