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Lawsuit claims that Skittles are ‘unfit for human consumption’.

Skittles are 'unfit for human consumption'.

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July 18, 2022
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Lawsuit claims that Skittles are ‘unfit for human consumption’.

Skittles candies are seen in the shop in Milan, Italy on October 6, 2021. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

What is Skittles?

kittles were first made commercially in 1974 by a British company. The name of the sweet, Skittles, comes from the sports game of the same name, named as such for the resemblance of the sweet to items used in the game. They were first introduced in North America in 1979 as an import confectionery.In 1982, domestic production of Skittles began in the United States.

A group of consumers are suing candy maker Mars, alleging Skittles contain a “known toxin” that makes the rainbow candies “unfit” to eat.

A class action lawsuit filed on Thursday in Oakland, California by San Leandro resident Jenile Thames alleged that Skittles are unsafe for consumers because they contain “heightened levels” of titanium dioxide.

Seeking class-action status filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday, attorneys for San Leandro resident Jenile Thames said that Skittles were unsafe for consumers because they contain “heightened levels” of titanium dioxideor, TiO2, as a food additive.

 

The lawsuit also said titanium dioxide will be banned in the European Union next month after a food safety regulator there deemed it unsafe because of “genotoxicity,” or the ability to change DNA.

Mars Inc. uses titanium dioxide to produce Skittles’ rainbow of artificial colors. In October 2016, the candy maker shared in a press release its intention to remove titanium dioxide from its products in the coming years, but titanium dioxide is still used in products like Skittles today, the lawsuit states.

According to the lawsuit, titanium dioxide is used in paint, adhesives, plastics and roofing materials, and can cause DNA, brain and organ damage, and well as lesions in the liver and kidneys.

“A reasonable consumer would expect that [Skittles] can be safely purchased and consumed as marketed and sold,” the complaint said. “However, the products are not safe.”

 

In May 2021, the European Food Safety Authority announced that titanium dioxide “can no longer be considered safe as a food additive.” However, the food additive is still legal in the United States.

According to the FDA’s Code of Federal Regulation, “The color additive titanium dioxide may be safely used for coloring foods generally.” However, the FDA regulates the quantity of titanium dioxide must not exceed 1% of the food’s weight.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for fraud and violations of California consumer protection laws.

Thames, of San Leandro, California, said he bought Skittles at a local QuikStop in April, and would not have done so had he known.

Thames claims that checking the label would not have helped because the ingredients on Skittles’ bright-red packages are hard to read.

 

 

 

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