Popular candy brand Skittles has just announced that they are removing titanium dioxide from all products sold in the United States.
Titanium dioxide is a highly-controversial food additive that is commonly used to make candy look whiter, brighter, or more shiny.
🚨BREAKING: Skittles to remove titanium dioxide from all products sold in the US.
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Fox News reported:
A spokesperson for Mars Wrigley, which is based in New Jersey, confirmed to Fox News Digital this week that the company has removed titanium dioxide from its Skittles portfolio in the United States…
“Our commitment to quality is what has enabled Mars to be enjoyed by consumers for over a century, and nothing is more important than the safety of our products,” the Mars Wrigley spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
“All our products are safe to enjoy and meet the high standards and applicable regulations set by food safety authorities around the world, and that’s something we will never compromise on.”
There are 4,362 candies containing titanium dioxide, according to a search of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) FoodData Central website.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently released a report calling out the potential dangers posed by titanium dioxide.
According to his report, titanium dioxide “may cause cellular and DNA damage.”
🚨 JUST IN: Skittles will be removing titanium dioxide from their products in the US
This comes just DAYS after RFK Jr. released the MAGA report, calling this EXACT ingredient out.
RFK Jr’s report said titanium oxide “may cause cellular and DNA damage.”
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From The New York Post:
The Make America Healthy Again Commission, chaired by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., released a report last Thursday assessing chronic diseases, particularly those suffered by children.
The report listed additives of potential concern, including titanium dioxide.
ADVERTISEMENTIt said the additive is “widely used in a range of candies and sauces [and] may cause cellular and DNA damage.”
Titanium dioxide was banned in the EU in 2022 for “genotoxicity” — which is exactly what it sounds like.
Poison.
“Genotoxicity refers to the ability of a chemical substance to damage DNA, the genetic material of cells,” the EFSA report noted.
I have to ask: why in the world was titanium dioxide ever approved for use in our food to begin with?
Skittles banning the dangerous additive is a great start — now, let’s ban it for the other 4,000+ food products that still use it.
Skittles just dropped a major ingredient.
Titanium Dioxide — a whitening agent banned by the EU in 2022 for potentially causing DNA damage — is now gone from U.S. Skittles.
Over 4,300 food products in the U.S. still contain it.
The FDA says it’s fine.
Europe says it’s… pic.twitter.com/0CJatRnYkf— David Mansdoerfer (@Dpmansdo) May 28, 2025
Skittles just dropped a major ingredient.
ADVERTISEMENTTitanium Dioxide — a whitening agent banned by the EU in 2022 for potentially causing DNA damage — is now gone from U.S. Skittles.
Over 4,300 food products in the U.S. still contain it.
The FDA says it’s fine.
Europe says it’s genotoxic.
RFK Jr.’s HHS flagged it as a health risk.
And Mars Wrigley quietly removed it.
If you’re wondering why Americans are sicker and fatter than ever…
Maybe start with what we’re being fed.
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