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Powerade drops controversial ingredient

By Candice Choi
Published May 4, 2014 8:56pm ET
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Powerade drops controversial ingredient
FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2010 file photo, bottles of Powerade sports drink and other Coca-Cola products are chilled over ice in Orlando, Fla. A controversial ingredient, brominated vegetable oil, is being removed from some Powerade sports drinks. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File) | Jon Elswick

NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola is dropping a controversial ingredient from its Powerade sports drink, after a similar move by PepsiCo’s Gatorade last year.

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