Results: Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)
Published on 04/18/2013
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Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO) is in around 10% of sodas in the US. It is in the following drink products: sports drinks (like Powerade), Mountain Dew, Squirt, Fresca, Sunkist Peach, and Fanta Orange. Do you drink any of these on a regular basis? Yes
20%
357 votes
No
64%
1107 votes
Not Applicable
16%
279 votes
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BVO was originally deemed "generally recognized as safe" in 1958, but that classification was withdrawn due to 1970s studies finding it linked to heart disease in rats. It has since been classified as an 'interim food additive,' pending future studies. Medicinal cases has stated the following side effects due to BVO in 2 patients. One man who was drinking 2-4L of soda per day: headaches, fatigue, a loss of motor control, and of memory. He needed dialysis treatment, and recovered. Then there was another man who developed swollen hands with oozing sores. He was diagnosed with a rare skin disease (bromoderma) caused by having twice the normal amount of bromine in his blood. He had been drinking about 8L of Ruby Red Squirt each day. In Jan '13 PepsiCo said they would be removing BVO from their Gatorade due to customers' concern, despite them acknowledging that they "don't find a health and safety risk with BVO." At the time they also said they had no intention of taking BVO out of Mountain Dew or Diet Mountain Dew. What do you think of this? This is fishy. Why would they keep it in the less healthy drinks, but claim that there was no health or safety risk?
35%
611 votes
I think that it was just to comfort the consumers of Gatorade.
18%
310 votes
I don't have an opinion on it because I don't drink these beverages and it does not affect me.
45%
781 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
41 votes
- n/a
- h
- nope
- none
- x
- n/a
- if its that bad take it out
- none
- none
- no
- 2 people were affected out of the millions that have been drinking these products for years? sounds like there is no danger there to me!
- na
- n/a
- i know a person who was hospitalized due to drinking to much mountain dew it was actually making her crazy that stuff is a killer
- none
- n/a
- boooo
- im still drinking it
- n/a
- no
- none
- soda is bad? not surprising at all. that's why everyone is fat.
- huh
- my survey...
- na
- n/a
- no
- no
- sorry
- none
- scary
- n/a
- n/a
- i don't drink 2 - 4 liters per day, so i don't care.
- byaaaah
- n/a
- doesn't matter. will drink regardless
- none
- na
- i am more worried about the things they haven't told us they are putting in the stuff we eat/drink on a daily basis.
- should not use
- there are a lot of additives in our food that cause all kinds of problems, however this is a capitalist system. money and greed trumps everything. this is one system that kills you on one hand and complains about costly healthcare on the other.
- drink water, tea
- ?
- no
- none
- n/a
- none
- none
- when it comes to profit lines consumer safety goes out the window.
- na
- k
- na
- na
- never knew this and good to know
- no
- b
- why was the guy drinking 8 liters of soda a day in the first place
- 12181
- none
- n/a
- na
- i blame this partially on the people, you should realize its not healthy to drink 4-8 liters of soda a day.
- no
- vbdbnbn
- it should be removed period..it is already banned overseas...they figured it our, so can we...get it out!!!
- none
- i think its cuz gatorade is targeted more towards people health conscious or working out etc and soda is not
- no
- none
- rr
- anyone who drinks 8l of soda pop daily is going to develop health problems. moderation is the key.
- none
- no
- i do not drink these beverages because of bvo
- something doesn't smell right!!!
- americans are guinea pigs when it comes to synthetics in food
- i would think that drinking 2 to 4 liters of pop a day would cause health problems anyway.
- i rarely drink any kind of soda... with or without this bvo stuff it's just bad for you. okay for a treat sometimes, though.
- no
- i'd like to learn more.
- idk
- na
- were there any other items these people were drinking/eating that could have cause this stuff? if they are drinking this much soda is an indicator that they are probably not doing a lot to take care of themselves
- i don't think they really know enough about these additives and they should not be allowed in anything until they are totally proven safe!
- none
- we have got to start reading the labels!!!! if a product contains anything i am unable to pronounce i don't ingest it! they put sooo many chemicals in most stuff now, and we won't know if it will harm us for years!!!
- this is one of the many reasons i only usually drink water and pure fruit juices. crazy 'food like' things are unacceptable
- n/a
- a/n
- none
- terrible
- bromine is found in pesticide look at the material safety data sheets
- na
- no
- n/a
- none
- n/a
- sdfzsdz
- yesterday
- na
- if you overindulge in anything there is probable going to be problems
- none
- none
- none
- na
- 44
- none
- love mountain dew cake
- bad ida. just plain ad.
- idk
- okay, seriously? the two men mentioned were drinking way too much of it. if you were to drink way too much of anything it would poison you. yes, even water.
- get rid of it
- heard about this. typical. but these people sound like their drinking too much soda anyways.
- i think it should be considered what other contributing factors could be involved. there is not enough scientific evidence about the research of bvo in my opinion and there should be more than 2 patients studied. if they want to drink it that is their choice, they should read the ingredients.
- wow
- na
- i will be checking this out for sure, thank you for bringing it to my attention
- na
- no
- this is crazy! people drinking that much soda, they need to be drinking water more often
- no comments
- no
- none
- why would you drink that much soda?
- n/a
- i rarely drink those
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.46% | 8 | |
| n/a | 0.17% | 3 |
| na | 0.17% | 3 |
| i think its prob cuz gatorade is targeted to health fitness type consumers soda is not | 0.06% | 1 |
| yeah but look at the amounts they were drinking. lots of stuff in large enough doses can can have adverse effects. to drink that much a day is abuse of the product | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't really care. | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't believe studies that say chemicals are "safe" to ingest or consume | 0.06% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.06% | 1 |
| none | 0.06% | 1 |
| they were drinking a lot of this | 0.06% | 1 |
| i dont like it and will not purchase these products. | 0.06% | 1 |
| none of it is good for you | 0.06% | 1 |
| too long... | 0.06% | 1 |
| probably just another way to control population | 0.06% | 1 |
| . | 0.06% | 1 |
| i just looked at the ingredients on powerade and don't see any bvo. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i dont like moutian dew | 0.06% | 1 |
| it is those patient's fault for drinking so much of the drinks, not the companies. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't drink these drinks but do know that anything that is eaten or drank in excessive can cause problems. these two people should not be considered when making any decision about the product. both are drinking way to much. | 0.06% | 1 |
| dunno | 0.06% | 1 |
| those health effects of the two mentioned who seemed to drink buckets of soda aren't surprising... no one should drink that much pop! | 0.06% | 1 |
| who cares | 0.06% | 1 |
| anyone who drinks that much soda will have health problems, regardless of this one ingredient | 0.06% | 1 |
| those people shouldn't have been drinking that much soda, but yes bvo should be removed | 0.06% | 1 |
| not sure but, they shouldn't use it in the drinks! | 0.06% | 1 |
| i have no idea | 0.06% | 1 |
| i already knew this. soda ia not allowed in my house, my family does not drink it | 0.06% | 1 |
| greed | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't drink 2-4l of soda a day. | 0.06% | 1 |
| there is something wrong with everything we eat or drink so this is nothing new | 0.06% | 1 |
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