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 FDA bans use of brominated vegetable oil in food and drink

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food and drink products due to safety concerns. From 2 August 2024, manufacturers will have one year to comply with the new rule by reformulating, relabelling, and depleting their inventory of products containing the additive, which is used as an emulsifier that keeps flavour oils in beverages in suspension.

The FDA’s action follows its proposal in November 2023 to revoke the regulation authorising the use of BVO in food, based on research that questioned the additives safety. Some individual states have also recently introduced their own measures to reduce the use of BVO. For example, in October California became the first state to ban BVO, along with three other food additives, with a law that comes into effect from January 2027.

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