/oss/taxonomy/term/1653/all en /oss/article/controversial-science-food-health-news-toxicity/eliminate-beverages-contain-brominated-vegetable-oil-yes-not-because-they-contain-additive <p>Beverage producers are removing “brominated vegetable oil” from their product. I have no problem with that, it has no nutritional value. But it is interesting to see how this came about. Basically it started with high school student Sarah Kavanaugh who organized a petition asking Gatorade to eliminate a “flame retardant” from some of its beverages. I suppose one can excuse Sarah, since like most high school students her scientific knowledge is very meagre, but meagre science still tends to spread through the Internet like a flame unless it is doused with proper science.</p> Tue, 06 May 2014 01:58:13 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2140 at /oss