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Brominated vegetable oil

E443·High

The published position

The FDA revoked its authorisation effective 2 August 2024, concluding the intended use is no longer safe after studies with the NIH found the potential for adverse effects in humans. Not authorised in the EU.

US FDA, 89 FR 54947 (2024)

Where it stands in law

United States

  • Banned · 2 August 2024

    US FDA, 89 FR 54947

    Compliance was required one year after the effective date.

European Union

  • Banned · In force

    EU Regulation 1333/2008

California

  • Banned · From 1 January 2027

    California AB 418, the California Food Safety Act

None of this moves a score. A law tells you what a shop may sell where you live, which is a different question from what is in the packet, and mixing the two would make two people’s scores for the same product incomparable.

How much of it counts

No amount of this one earns a discount. Both the FDA and the EU withdrew authorisation outright rather than setting a permitted level. The rule is here.

See the Open Food Facts record for E443