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Mars phases out controversial colour additive in Skittles
BBC ^ | 05 28 2025 | Natalie Sherman

Posted on 05/29/2025 6:32:45 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

Skittles in the US are no longer being made with titanium dioxide, a colour additive that was banned in the European Union in 2022 over possible health risks.

Sweets giant Mars said it had stopped using the ingredient in its US Skittles portfolio at the end of last year.

The move follows years of criticism about the presence of titanium dioxide in the candy and comes as US President Donald Trump's elevation of Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Human Services has pushed concerns about processed foods to the front of public health debates.

Mars had said in 2016 that it would stop using "all artificial colours" in its foods, citing evolving consumer preferences.

The company did not comment on whether consumers would notice any difference after the removal of the ingredient, which can be used to make food shiny or more brightly coloured.

Mars and other firms have disputed claims of health risks associated with consumption of titanium dioxide, a white pigment that is used in bakery products, sweets, cosmetics and other products such as paint.

It is allowed in many countries, including the US, UK, Canada and New Zealand.

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1 posted on 05/29/2025 6:32:45 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

I munch on those on my flights.


2 posted on 05/29/2025 6:34:40 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: yesthatjallen

Are Mars phases the same sort of as moon phases ?

Angles with the sun of course.


3 posted on 05/29/2025 6:35:56 AM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006)
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To: yesthatjallen

Would this have saved Trayvon’s life?

(I don’t kid about this too much; I have a close friend who almost died two months ago because the hospital was feeding her medicine with this dye, that she is quite allergic to, scared the [BEEP] out of both of us and others in our group.)


4 posted on 05/29/2025 6:36:22 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
I didn't even know they *had* Skittles on Mars.

5 posted on 05/29/2025 6:37:02 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The moron troll Ted Holden believes that humans originated on Ganymede.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Mars quit putting poison in their candy because people made aware of it by the Trump admin. That’s the “changing consumer preference”.


6 posted on 05/29/2025 6:38:27 AM PDT by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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To: yesthatjallen

You know, my spouse never asked for seconds of my M&Ms.

I wonder if it was because it didn’t have the richness of titanium dioxide like Skittles.

Also, I wonder if my dog is getting enough cheese?


7 posted on 05/29/2025 6:40:28 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: George from New England

And how did they (those Mars phases) ‘out’ the colour additives? Just doxxing, or did they actually publicly reveal their sexual orientation or gender identity without their consent?


8 posted on 05/29/2025 6:41:09 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: SkyDancer

I try to resist biting down on hard candies. I like the measure of discipline it takes to suck on them until they are gone.


9 posted on 05/29/2025 6:43:45 AM PDT by Jonty30 (I have invented a pen that can write underwater. And other words. )
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To: yesthatjallen

This is so small compared to our widespread glyphosphate and jab poisoning as to be ridiculous.


10 posted on 05/29/2025 6:44:46 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: SunkenCiv

Uranus is feeling very depressed, but Neptune just a little blue. The others are very happy, even a bit Jovian. (Thought I would Charon a little trivia here.)


11 posted on 05/29/2025 6:44:56 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (Method, motive, and opportunity: No morals, shear madness and hatred by those who cheat.)
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To: yesthatjallen
Titanium Dioxide! It puts hair non-corrosive metallic filaments on your chest, kid.
12 posted on 05/29/2025 6:46:06 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: yesthatjallen

I didn’t even know we were in communication with them, impressive.


13 posted on 05/29/2025 6:46:42 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: HombreSecreto
I wonder if my dog is getting enough cheese?

My dog has informed me that the answer to this question is NO! and wants to know what kind of idiot even needs to ask.

14 posted on 05/29/2025 6:49:13 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: SunkenCiv

>I didn’t even know they *had* Skittles on Mars.

Skittles and Spiders.


15 posted on 05/29/2025 6:52:26 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: AndyJackson

Good doggie!


16 posted on 05/29/2025 7:01:38 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: yesthatjallen

Titanium Dioxide?

MMMM Good. Might as well drink white paint.


17 posted on 05/29/2025 7:04:47 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: HombreSecreto
"Also, I wonder if my dog is getting enough cheese?"

You are a fluke Of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not The universe is laughing behind your back.

18 posted on 05/29/2025 7:05:01 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen
"artificial color" -- there's nothing artificial about titanium dioxide. It's quite natural. What's all the hullabaloo?
It exists naturally in the Earth's crust. It primarily occurs as the minerals rutile, anatase, and brookite, with rutile being the most common. These minerals are found in igneous and metamorphic rocks, as well as in sedimentary deposits like beach sands. Titanium dioxide is widely distributed, making up about 0.5-1% of the Earth's crust by weight, often associated with iron oxides or silicate minerals.

19 posted on 05/29/2025 7:09:16 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Diversity is our Strength” just doesn’t carry the same message as “Death from Above”)
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To: yesthatjallen

Shiny and bright. Rather metallic. And white paint! Not sure if anyone will notice the removal.

Sure makes you wonder why this crap was added in the first place. Follow the money I imagine. Criminal is what it is.


20 posted on 05/29/2025 7:13:37 AM PDT by Rural_Michigan
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