
PepsiCo, Drinks
Brisk Blood Orange
Still lists Red 40, Yellow 6 +1
Mountain Dew Original still lists Brominated vegetable oil. Checked Sep 22, 2026. Source: smartlabel.pepsico.info.
Announced Feb 18, 2020Checked Sep 22, 2026
PepsiCo · Mountain Dew
Citrus soda — BVO already removed

Yellow 5 remains on the current U.S. Mountain Dew ingredient list. Brominated vegetable oil was removed earlier; that is not a dye change.
1 source · manufacturer ingredient list ↓
Announced
PepsiCo announced a change. Source: Current manufacturer ingredient list.
Checked
Current manufacturer ingredient list lists Brominated vegetable oil.
Current manufacturer ingredient list
Mountain Dew SmartLabelPepsiCo SmartLabel for regular Mountain Dew. Yellow 5 remains on the U.S. formula.
smartlabel.pepsico.info
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PepsiCo BVO removal statement (no link on file)
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