Lawsuit Claims Skittles Contain A Known Toxin

According to a lawsuit submitted on Thursday in a federal court in northern California, Skittles candies—whose motto is “taste the rainbow.....

According to the legal lawsuit, Mars has long been aware of the purported dangers of this chemical and officially announced in February 2016 that it will phase out titanium dioxide....

Thames’ lawsuit added, “Incredibly, Defendant even stated that “[a]rtificial colours pose no recognised dangers to human health or safety.” By doing this, the defendant “hid [important] infor....

Instead, according to court documents, the defendant “relies on the ingredient list that is provided in tiny print on the back of the Products, which is made even more difficult to read by the ....

Titanium dioxide is “a pigment often used to give a hazy look and white background colour,” according to the European Food Safety Authority, and is typically used in sweets and baking.