The color additive titanium dioxide was quietly removed from the Skittles candy ingredient list. The white powdery mineral is added to food, even paint, to enhance color. Ti02 is FDA-approved for food ...

Titanium dioxide is a whitening ingredient in foods, cosmetics, and other products. The FDA considers it safe, but high intake could be harmful. From dyes to flavorings, many people are becoming ...

On April 14, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration filed a petition submitted by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and several other NGOs requesting that the agency repeal its regulation ...

CHICAGO – Product developers in the late 1980s into the 1990s working on fat-free foods and beverages often turned to titanium dioxide to replace the white color associated with the absence of creamy ...

A California man, who claims Skittles candy contains a "known toxin" that makes it "unfit for human consumption," is suing the manufacturer, Mars. That ingredient — titanium dioxide — is just one of ...

A recent lawsuit has grabbed headlines and raised consumer concerns with its claim that Skittles, the popular many-colored candies, contain “a known toxin”: the chemical titanium dioxide. The suit, ...

CHICAGO — California’s Assembly Bill 418 puts titanium dioxide, a food formulator’s go-to bright white and opacity ingredient, in the spotlight once again. The ingredient has been in and out of the ...

Since antiquity, humans have used pigments to add colour to their surroundings. Today the main one is titanium dioxide — a naturally occurring compound that is extremely white and bright in its ...

Skittles, the colorful, fruit-flavored candy, are coming under fire after a lawsuit filed in Northern California says people are tasting more than the rainbow. Although most people can identify ...