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PureScan
High concern
E443

Brominated vegetable oil

Brominated vegetable oil keeps citrus flavour suspended in drinks. It is not permitted in the UK or EU and the US withdrew it in 2024.

What the evidence says

  1. 1Bromine can build up in body fat and has been linked to thyroid effects
  2. 2No longer authorised in the US (2024), UK or EU

Sources

In a PureScan score

An ingredient of high concern removes 40 points from the additives and ingredients part of the score, and caps a product’s whole score at 30. How we score