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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is banning the use of a food additive known as brominated vegetable oil after the agency concluded that it is no longer safe to consume. Brominated vegetable oil ...

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A controversial food ingredient allowed in the U.S. for about 100 years is finally retiring. It’s called brominated vegetable oil (BVO). Environmentalists and food safety advocates are applauding the ...

Some MBTA Commuter Rail trains will run on a form of vegetable oil fuel through a new pilot program testing alternative power sources that could reduce the transit system’s environmental impact.