Posted on 07/18/2022 5:30:58 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
A consumer is suing candy maker Mars, alleging Skittles contain a "known toxin" that makes the rainbow candies "unfit for human consumption."
In a lawsuit seeking class-action status filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday, attorneys for San Leandro resident Jenile Thames said that Skittles were unsafe for consumers because they contain "heightened levels" of titanium dioxide.
Mars Inc. uses titanium dioxide to produce Skittles' well-known array of artificial colors. In 2016, the candy maker publicly shared its intention to remove titanium dioxide from its products in the coming years, the Thursday complaint noted – but titanium dioxide is still used in products like Skittles today.
In a statement sent by Mars to TODAY and several other news outlets, the company said: “While we do not comment on pending litigation, our use of titanium dioxide complies with FDA regulations.”
According to the FDA's Code of Federal Regulations, "The color additive titanium dioxide may be safely used for coloring foods generally," but there are several restrictions – such as the quantity of titanium dioxide not exceeding 1% of the food's weight.
While the regulated use of titanium dioxide in food products is still legal in the U.S., it has been banned in some other countries, including throughout Europe.
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The complaint also pointed to several Mars competitors who, according to the suit, do not use titanium dioxide to color their products – such as Sour Patch Kids and Nerds.
Thames seeks damages, to later be determined in sum at trial, for fraud and multiple violations of California consumer protection laws.
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Tell that to Trayvon Martin.
Skittles are gross anyway.
Trayvon Martin, aka St. Skittles?
Travon’s calamari.
I always wondered about these things. If they do an autopsy after you die, they will find ever Skittle you ever ate, undigested, in your system.
That’s what I was thinking too. 🤭😀👍
bad link...
Don’t you be messin’ wif my purple drank!!@#@@#!!
Sugar flavored sand.
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OK, now, let’s get away from the silly emotional arguments and into some actual science.
Toxicity is calculated by what’s called LD-50 (Lethal dose for 50% of the population)
The LD50 for Titanium Dioxide is 10000mg per Kg. To take that to more understandable terms, it’s about 3 lbs of orally digested Titanium Dioxide for a 150 lb adult. Since FDA approves of 1% of less, you’d have to eat 300 lbs of Skittles to have a lethal reaction to Titanium Dioxide. I think you’d be dead after the first 20 lbs of Skittles anyway.
This is just some idiot tort lawyer trying to make money.
Thank you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiQAm4H_S0Q
Strangely believe it but my toothpaste has Titanium Dioxide as an ingredient.
Titanium Dioxide is I believe White and a whitening agent.
Since it is banned in Europe, the American left that exists as a UK/Euro echo must follow suit and accomplish the leftist agenda.
You’re welcome.
We haven’t had a good needless food scare in quite a while. I think the last one was hydrogenated vegetable oil in Gatorade. I forget the LD-50 numbers but it was measured in gallons
Exactomundo. And anyone who’s eating enough Skittles for that tiny trace of titanium oxide to have any effect . . . well, the titanium oxide is going to be the least of their problems.
Trayvon ate Skittles, now he’s dead, coincidence? I think not!
Skittles are unsafe for dental work.
Are you sure about that?
Skittles are safer than CoupFlu vaxxes...
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