On May 23, 2024, the European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published a document entitled “Scientific Advice on Titanium dioxide (TiO 2).” The document includes the ...

Experts are raising concerns about titanium dioxide, a commonly used pigment that makes our food prettier. And while the Food and Drug Administration says it's safe, the European Union and ...

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 ...

Skittles’s “taste the rainbow” motto is getting a dark new meaning in the wake of a lawsuit alleging the dangers of a little-known ingredient: titanium dioxide, an artificial chemical additive that ...

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Titanium dioxide is commonly found in countless everyday products including food, cosmetics, drugs, paper and toothpaste. Sunscreen can safely contain up to 25% titanium dioxide. Some research, mostly ...

SCCS notes that its approach to the risk assessment of titanium dioxide ingredients in orally used cosmetic products is slightly different from that of EFSA because cosmetic products are not meant to ...

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