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American Foods That Were Banned In Other Countries Part 1 Skittles
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In 2021, the European Union announced that titanium dioxide is not considered safe in foods
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Titanium dioxide is used in skittles as a pigment. It's really good at scattering visible light, which gives whatever it's added to a brighter
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and richer color. Titanium dioxide is something that can build up over time. It doesn't get excreted very well
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The additive has been shown to be genotoxic in studies, which is why it's being banned
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in Europe. Number 2 Special K Cereal Denmark has outlawed the addition of vitamins in Kellogg's products since 2004
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Danish health officials banned cereals containing added vitamins because they claimed Kellogg's
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Special K wanted to add extremely high levels of vitamin B6, calcium, folic acid, and iron
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which would reach toxic levels when eaten on a daily basis
