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Mountain Dew Original still lists Brominated vegetable oil. Checked Sep 22, 2026. Source: smartlabel.pepsico.info.

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Announced Feb 18, 2020Checked Sep 22, 2026

PepsiCo · Mountain Dew

Mountain Dew Original

Citrus soda — BVO already removed

PepsiCo Mountain Dew Original package

Still lists Brominated vegetable oil.

Yellow 5 remains on the current U.S. Mountain Dew ingredient list. Brominated vegetable oil was removed earlier; that is not a dye change.

Still listed

Checked Sep 2026

1 source · manufacturer ingredient list ↓

Category
Drinks
Last checked
Sep 22, 2026

Timeline

  1. Announced

    PepsiCo announced a change. Source: Current manufacturer ingredient list.

  2. Checked

    Current manufacturer ingredient list lists Brominated vegetable oil.

Sources

  • Current manufacturer ingredient list

    Mountain Dew SmartLabel

    PepsiCo SmartLabel for regular Mountain Dew. Yellow 5 remains on the U.S. formula.

    smartlabel.pepsico.info

    Sep 22, 2026 · Verified ✓
  • User report

    Mountain Dew ingredients (no link on file)

  • User report

    PepsiCo BVO removal statement (no link on file)

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