Sarah Kavanagh, a teenager from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, began an online petition on Change.org to petition Coca-Cola and Pepsi to remove a potentially harmful ingredient, brominated vegetable oil or BVO from its products. BVO has been patented by many chemical companies as a flame retardant and is used in many fruit-flavored drinks to keep the fruit flavor mixed with other ingredients. Over 150,000 people from across the United States signed the petition and resulted in both Pepsi and Coca-Cola electing to remove BVO from its products. What type of activity was Sarah engaged in?

Sarah Kavanagh, a teenager from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, began an online petition on Change.org to petition Coca-Cola and Pepsi to remove a potentially harmful ingredient, brominated vegetable oil or BVO from its products. BVO has been patented by many chemical companies as a flame retardant and is used in many fruit-flavored drinks to keep the fruit flavor mixed with other ingredients. Over 150,000 people from across the United States signed the petition and resulted in both Pepsi and Coca-Cola electing to remove BVO from its products. What type of activity was Sarah engaged in?

Sarah Kavanagh, a teenager from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, began an online petition on Change.org to petition Coca-Cola and Pepsi to remove a potentially harmful ingredient, brominated vegetable oil or BVO from its products. BVO has been patented by many chemical companies as a flame retardant and is used in many fruit-flavored drinks to keep the fruit flavor mixed with other ingredients. Over 150,000 people from across the United States signed the petition and resulted in both Pepsi and Coca-Cola electing to remove BVO from its products. What type of activity was Sarah engaged in?



a. consumerism

b. socialism

c. sustainability

d. ethics governance



Answer: a. consumerism


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