The FDA proposed to ban brominated vegetable oil. Here's how to tell if it's in your food, and why the FDA thinks it's unsafe to drink.

• The US Food and Drug Administration announced it wants to ban the additive brominated vegetable oil.
• The product helps stabilize citrus flavor in some sodas and juices, but can build up in the body.
• A final decision will be made in the coming year, but other countries have long since banned it.

This week, the US Food and Drug Administration proposed revoking a regulation that authorizes the use of brominated vegetable oil in food.