4000 times for adults and >1000 times for children". [2] BVOs fed to adult Sprague-Dawley rats for 2 weeks prior to mating also resulted in severe detrimental effects, "BVO at 2.0% of the diet completely blocked reproduction. BVO at 1.0% of the diet severely impaired conception, reduced maternal body weight, and produced slightly reduced litter sizes but no evidence of malformations". [3] Even at 0.5% concentration, impairment is observed, "BVO at 0.5% of the diet produced less reproductive interference and much less offspring mortality or impairment of growth, but produced behavioral impairments almost as severe as seen in the BVO 1.0% group". [3] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/05/28/fact-check-mountain-dew-free-bvo-but-isnt-flame-retardant/5235571002/ "Walter Vetter, a food chemist at Germany's University of Hohenheim who has studied brominated vegetable oil, told Environmental Health News that "the scientific data is scarce" surrounding BVO, and it merits further study." There is a possibility of bromine separating out and dissociating from BVO, please see "Bromine" for further information. 1Source has flagged this ingredient as a potential "bromine-releaser". It is in the interest of public health and safety to reduce the consumption of organohalogens." /> 4000 times for adults and >1000 times for children". [2] BVOs fed to adult Sprague-Dawley rats for 2 weeks prior to mating also resulted in severe detrimental effects, "BVO at 2.0% of the diet completely blocked reproduction. BVO at 1.0% of the diet severely impaired conception, reduced maternal body weight, and produced slightly reduced litter sizes but no evidence of malformations". [3] Even at 0.5% concentration, impairment is observed, "BVO at 0.5% of the diet produced less reproductive interference and much less offspring mortality or impairment of growth, but produced behavioral impairments almost as severe as seen in the BVO 1.0% group". [3] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/05/28/fact-check-mountain-dew-free-bvo-but-isnt-flame-retardant/5235571002/ "Walter Vetter, a food chemist at Germany's University of Hohenheim who has studied brominated vegetable oil, told Environmental Health News that "the scientific data is scarce" surrounding BVO, and it merits further study." There is a possibility of bromine separating out and dissociating from BVO, please see "Bromine" for further information. 1Source has flagged this ingredient as a potential "bromine-releaser". It is in the interest of public health and safety to reduce the consumption of organohalogens." />