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The Coca-Cola Company, the world's largest beverage maker, is the recipe of several of its drinks following an online petition. The drinks manufacturer will a substance brominated vegetable oil (BVO) from drinks like Powerade and Fanta. BVO is a food additive that stop other ingredients from . It the chemical bromide, which is commonly as a flame retardant. Coca-Cola spokesman Josh Gold consumers that: "All of our beverages, including those with BVO, are safe and always have , and [they] comply with all regulations in the countries where they are . The safety and quality of our products is our highest priority."

In 1970, the USA's Food and Drug Administration BVO from its "generally recognised as safe" list but did not its use. The substance was the subject of a social media campaign to get it from drinks. An American teenager, Sarah Kavanagh, a petition on the site Change.org. She why the ingredient was being used in what are supposed to health drinks. More than 200,000 people the petition. Ms Kavanagh said: "It's really good to that companies, especially big companies, are to consumers." She added: "I'm glad to know the Powerade sold at my school and by people around the world will be a little bit healthier without BVO."

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