PepsiCo Subs Out BVO in Gatorade
PepsiCo Inc. will remove brominated vegetable oil or BVO, a patented flame retardant, from its Gatorade sports drink, a move that the beverage giant claims was made to answer customer complaints and not the result of an online petition on Change.org. The Associated Press (AP) reports that a spokeswoman from PepsiCo said the removal of BVO was planned over the past year after the company began noticing complaints from consumers about the ingredient. She said it wasn't a reaction to a recent petition