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2025-01-20 23:02:28 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
The lawsuit was dismissed in 2022: https://www.reuters.com/legal/lawsuit-claiming-skittles-are-unfit-eat-is-dismissed-2022-11-08/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/skittles-are-toxic-us-lawsuit-claims-2022-07-15/ Both major lawsuits filed against Mars regarding titanium dioxide in Skittles were voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs: https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2022/12/12/SPECIAL-REPORT-FDA-doubles-down-on-titanium-dioxide-safety-as-CSPI-raises-concerns-Skittles-lawsuits-dismissed/ https://www.verywellhealth.com/skittles-toxic-titanium-dioxide-lawsuit-6281678 The FDA maintains that titanium dioxide is safe for human consumption when used as a color additive in foods: https://www.fda.gov/industry/color-additives/titanium-dioxide-color-additive-foods
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- The lawsuit was dismissed in 2022: https://www.reuters.com/legal/lawsuit-claiming-skittles-are-unfit-eat-is-dismissed-2022-11-08/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/skittles-are-toxic-us-lawsuit-claims-2022-07-15/ Both major lawsuits filed against Mars regarding titanium dioxide in Skittles were voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs: https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2022/12/12/SPECIAL-REPORT-FDA-doubles-down-on-titanium-dioxide-safety-as-CSPI-raises-concerns-Skittles-lawsuits-dismissed/ https://www.verywellhealth.com/skittles-toxic-titanium-dioxide-lawsuit-6281678 The FDA maintains that titanium dioxide is safe for human consumption when used as a color additive in foods: https://www.fda.gov/industry/color-additives/titanium-dioxide-color-additive-foods