Will Missouri Join the Ban on Some Soft Drinks? It’s Possible

There could be a major ban on some soft drinks and even snacks on the horizon if the actions of other states are an indication of what Missouri will do. This possibility is looking increasingly likely for a number of reasons.

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There is a movement to make it impossible to find soft drinks and snacks that many believe have harmful additives. Fast Company shared the news that this is exactly what just happened in California. Could Missouri be next?

What additives have been banned in California and why?

The Food Safety Act in California banned and soft drinks or snacks that use "red dye No. 3, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable oil, or propylparaben". Food Navigator says this ban affects around 12,000 products.

Before you think to yourself "well, that's just crazy Californians", the Food and Drug Administration is proposing that part of what California has done become a nationwide ban. They want brominated vegetable oil banned which is used in at least 90 different soft drinks.

Now for some good news

Real Simple says that both Coca-Cola and Pepsi removed brominated vegetable oil from their products almost a decade ago. They say that one major soft drink still does have that additive and that's Sun Drop.

They also said to check the labels of "store-brand citrus or fruit-punch sodas" which use brominated vegetable oil in some cases.

Will the FDA get their way and have these additives banned in every state or will Missouri itself follow California's lead and target potentially problematic snacks and drinks? Time will tell the tale.