Also known as BVO, it can be found in many citrus drinks like Mountain Dew and Squirt. This stuff is banned in over 100 countries around the world, but not the USA. The bromine can stay in your body for decades after consumption, and if you have too much it’s possible to develop a disease called Bromism.Although you have to be drinking liters a day to get brominism form these BVO-containing soft drinks, the symptoms are very serious and include psychological and neurological symptoms.Vivi Smart Soda is 100% natural and contains no brominated vegetable oil. Remember, just because somehthing’s for sale in the convenience store doesn’t mean it’s necessarily healthy or safe for you to consume, or overconsume (cigarettes, alcohol, cola, etc.)