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The Coca-Cola Company, the world's largest beverage maker, is [demeaning / amending] the recipe of [several / numerous] of its drinks following an online petition. The drinks [manufacturer / manufactures] will remove a substance called brominated vegetable oil (BVO) from drinks [such / like] Powerade and Fanta. BVO is a food [additive / addiction] that helps stop other ingredients from separating. It contains the [chemistry / chemical] bromide, which is commonly used as a flame [retardant / dependent] . Coca-Cola spokesman Josh Gold advised consumers that: "All of our beverages, including those with BVO, are [safely / safe] and always have been, and they [comply / reply] with all regulations in the countries where they are sold. The safety and quality of our products is our highest [prioritise / priority] ."

In 1970, the USA's Food and Drug Administration removed BVO from its "generally recognised as safe" [last / list] but did not ban its [useful / use] . The substance was the [object / subject] of a social media campaign to get it removed from drinks. An American teenager, Sarah Kavanagh, started a [petition / partition] on the site Change.org. She questioned why the ingredient was being used in what are [supposed / supposedly] to be health drinks. More than 200,000 people [singed / signed] the petition. Ms Kavanagh said: "It's [really / reality] good to know that companies, especially big companies, are [listening / lessening] to consumers." She added: "I'm [glued / glad] to know the Powerade sold at my school and consumed by people around the world will be a little [bit / tad] healthier without BVO."