Mars Inc has been sued by a consumer who claims that Skittles are unfit to eat because they contain a known toxin that the company had pledged to phase out.
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 makerits 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,"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."
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