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06 May Clarification regarding articles stating that brominated vegetable oil is a flame retardant

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Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is a food additive used in soft drinks. It is not a flame retardant, they are totally different products. Apart from the fact that both contain bromine there is no direct connection between brominated vegetable oil and brominated flame retardants. The Bromine...

07 Mar EU Member States asked to voluntarily monitor some brominated flame retardants in food

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On 29 November, an EU expert group[1] supported a European Commission Recommendation[2]to encourage EU Member States to monitor the presence of some brominated flame retardants[3] in food and feed over a two-year period. The Recommendation aims to update the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) 6 Scientific...