Mountain Dew Madness: What’s That Flame Retardant Doing in My Soda?
We all know that sodas are full of sugar, buy you may be surprised (and grossed out) to find that a chemical called brominated vegetable oil (BVO), a patented flame retardant, has also been added to approximately 10% of sodas for decades in North America. No need to worry about your soda catching on fire!