Man Sues Makers Of Skittles Candies For Using Ingredient Banned In Europe As ‘Unfit For Human Consumption’
A man in California has filed suit against Mars Inc., makers of the sour Skittle candies, for using a chemical that is approved by the FDA but was banned in Europe last year for potentially causing a cancer risk. The ingredient in question is titanium dioxide, and the lawsuit read in part that it is “unfit for human consumption.” It also mentions that “no consumer would expect that the products marketed as safe for human consumption would pose a risk to their health, safety, and well-being.” Titanium dioxide turns up in chewing gum, chocolates, pastries, toothpaste and other products such as p...