A lawsuit against Mars, the maker of Skittles, claims the colorful confection contains unsafe levels of titanium dioxide, a chemical deemed unsafe by the European Food Safety Authority. That led many to ask if it's also banned in the European Union. We turned to Mars, the European Commission, the FDA, The EFSA and Norbert Kaminski, with Michigan State University’s Center for Research on Ingredient Safety to find out.
QUESTION: Is titanium dioxide, an ingredient in Skittles, banned in Europe?
ANSWER: Yes, it is. Last year, European officials decided to ban the sale of food containing the ingredient in the European Union. The European Food Safety Authority said there isn’t enough data to determine whether consuming titanium dioxide daily is safe or not, so people shouldn’t ingest any of it. The European Commission gave food makers until August 7th of this year to discontinue using the chemical in food production.
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Негізгі бет Yes, titanium dioxide, an ingredient in Skittles, is banned in Europe
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