- Type
- Density-adjusting agent
- How serious
- Moderate severity
- Evidence
- Moderate evidence
Why it is flagged
Health Canada removed it from the List of Permitted Food Additives in August 2024, after a 2022 FDA–NIH rat study found the liver, heart and thyroid effects of earlier studies at lower doses and no acceptable daily intake could be set; the FDA, which calls the thyroid a target organ, revoked its authorisation the same summer. Drinks made before the transition ended in August 2025 may still list it.
Health topics it bears on
Sources
- Modification to the List of permitted food additives with other accepted uses to remove brominated vegetable oil Health Canada, 2024
- Brominated vegetable oil as food additive: Updated safety assessment summary Health Canada, 2024
- Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO) U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2024
- FDA Revokes Regulation Allowing the Use of Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO) in Food U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2024
Also listed as
bvo, brominated soybean oil, brominated soya oil, brominated corn oil, brominated cottonseed oil, brominated olive oil, brominated sesame oil, huile végétale bromée, huile de soja bromée, aceite vegetal bromado, olio vegetale bromurato, bromiertes pflanzenöl