Comment by 0xcde4c3db
1 year ago
I'm surprised titanium dioxide isn't on the list. It's an additive that, to my knowledge, pretty much just makes colors more vibrant by increasing reflectivity.
1 year ago
I'm surprised titanium dioxide isn't on the list. It's an additive that, to my knowledge, pretty much just makes colors more vibrant by increasing reflectivity.
Yeah, but are there verified harms that would justify banning it? You're only listing its uses, which aren't of any real concern.
There are no verified harms that I know of, but I believe the concern is that emerging science on nanoparticles generally and titanium dioxide in particular has changed the perception of risk vs. benefit in some contexts. It's turned into essentially weighing "brighter Skittles" vs. "this suddenly looks more like a potential carcinogen than previously thought" [1].
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2011-160/pdfs/2011-160.pdf
Looks like this is fully about breathing airborne TiO2, which doesn't seem like a big problem if it's fully within the food dye
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There's lots of additives used in food to make it more visually appealing.
Why single out titanium dioxide?