PepsiCo is to change its formula for Gatorade in the wake of health concerns over one of the product’s ingredients.
The soft drinks and snacks maker said on Friday (25 January) that it would no longer use brominated vegetable oil, used in some versions of the sports drink. The change comes after an online petition against the oil attracted 200,000 signatures.
However a PepsiCo spokesperson said the protest did not spark the company’s decision. The removal of brominated vegetable oil had been planned over the past year after the company heard consumer concerns about the ingredient, the spokesperson said.
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