Before arriving to your pantry, vegetable oil undergoes a thorough process to ensure peak safety. Here's what goes down and what veggies are used.

Extra-virgin olive oil is one of the healthiest vegetable oils to use for dressings, marinades, and low-heat cooking, whereas avocado oil is a nutritious choice for cooking methods that require higher ...

The US Food and Drug Administration proposed a ban on brominated vegetable oil — an ingredient in some sodas — that has toxic effects on the thyroid, animal studies showed.

The FDA has allowed the use of brominated vegetable oil with regulations in some sodas. But that will not continue, according to a new statement.

Brominated vegetable oil is a food additive that studies show causes organ damage in rats and pigs. It was introduced in the 1920s and is used today in sodas and sports drinks.