If a lawsuit is filed against the candy company that makes Skittles, the rainbow may not be as good as we thought.
According to The Guardian, a California resident filed a lawsuit against Mars Inc. because the company didn't tell customers that the candy contained titanium dioxide. Mars agreed to remove the ingredient from its candy but it still appears on some ingredients lists.
The court documents obtained by the Guardian show that the defendants claimed that there were no known risks to human health. The defendants concealed material information it had.
The science behind the ban is not very clear. The European Food Safety Authority said in 2016 that titanium dioxide isn't currently considered toxic, but that more testing is needed. Titanium dioxide, which gives candy a white background or a cloudy effect, could negatively impact reproductive organs and can theoretically build up in the body over time.
Consumers have a right to be concerned about the chemical's effects on their bodies, even though it's not clear which party will win the actual lawsuit. It would be helpful if more research was done to clarify how concerned people should be.
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