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5 Flame Retardant

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Listed under “ingredients” as: Brominated vegetable oil (BVO)

How to consume it: Citrus-flavored soda

Something called “vegetable oil” might seem unassuming in food production, but the active ingredient, bromine, is widely used as a flame retardant in furniture, and can be toxic. High levels of consumption may be tied to impaired neurological abilities and early onset puberty.

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