Ban brominated vegetable oil in the United States!
Did you know that in many sodas, there is a toxic chemical called brominated vegetable oil? This chemical is put into sodas like Mt. Dew and Fanta Orange, to name a couple, so that the ingredients won’t separate. You can even see this chemical if you hold it up to the sunlight for example, Mt. Dew. When you hold it up it is cloudy. This chemical causes many health problems such as memory loss, skin rashes, severe acne, fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, and destroying of your metabolism. Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) can also cause cardiac arrhythmia. Cardiac arrhythmia is a disease in which your heart beats abnormally and causes your heart not to be able to pump blood effectively. …show more content…
It is used in flame-retardants, pesticides, and liquids used in photography to name a few. In addition, we are putting a chemical that kills bugs into our bodies! When the human body ingests bromine, the bromine takes the place of other elements in our body that we need to survive which causes our body to shut down. Drinking these sodas is slowly killing us inside without us knowing.
Furthermore, 80% of the over 10,000 additives in our foods were once “Generally Regarded As Safe.” But the FDA “lacked relevant information, including toxicity data, about the safe amount to eat.” (Especially brominated vegetable oil.) Also, over 100 countries have banned this chemical. The main countries being Europe, India, and Japan. I guess that they were smart enough not to put something that’s original purpose was to be a flame-retardant for carpets in their bodies.
On the other hand, some people might not agree with this because they might say that the soda might separate. However, Coke and Pepsi have already replaced BVO with another synthetic chemical (that is not poisonous). This chemical is called sucrose acetate. Sucrose acetate is a very safe chemical that is already used in cocktail mixers, beer, and malts. Therefore, if Coke, Pepsi, and many other companies use sucrose acetate as a substitute for BVO, then other companies can too. This means that companies that use BVO will not be harmed if the USA banned brominated vegetable
Did you know that in many sodas, there is a toxic chemical called brominated vegetable oil? This chemical is put into sodas like Mt. Dew and Fanta Orange, to name a couple, so that the ingredients won’t separate. You can even see this chemical if you hold it up to the sunlight for example, Mt. Dew. When you hold it up it is cloudy. This chemical causes many health problems such as memory loss, skin rashes, severe acne, fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, and destroying of your metabolism. Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) can also cause cardiac arrhythmia. Cardiac arrhythmia is a disease in which your heart beats abnormally and causes your heart not to be able to pump blood effectively. …show more content…
It is used in flame-retardants, pesticides, and liquids used in photography to name a few. In addition, we are putting a chemical that kills bugs into our bodies! When the human body ingests bromine, the bromine takes the place of other elements in our body that we need to survive which causes our body to shut down. Drinking these sodas is slowly killing us inside without us knowing.
Furthermore, 80% of the over 10,000 additives in our foods were once “Generally Regarded As Safe.” But the FDA “lacked relevant information, including toxicity data, about the safe amount to eat.” (Especially brominated vegetable oil.) Also, over 100 countries have banned this chemical. The main countries being Europe, India, and Japan. I guess that they were smart enough not to put something that’s original purpose was to be a flame-retardant for carpets in their bodies.
On the other hand, some people might not agree with this because they might say that the soda might separate. However, Coke and Pepsi have already replaced BVO with another synthetic chemical (that is not poisonous). This chemical is called sucrose acetate. Sucrose acetate is a very safe chemical that is already used in cocktail mixers, beer, and malts. Therefore, if Coke, Pepsi, and many other companies use sucrose acetate as a substitute for BVO, then other companies can too. This means that companies that use BVO will not be harmed if the USA banned brominated vegetable