A class action lawsuit was filed in Oakland, California, claiming that Skittles carry a toxin that makes them unsafe to eat.
The lawsuit was filed by Jenile Thames, a resident of San Leandro, California, on July 14. It alleges that the candy, which is owned by Mars Inc., contains “heightened levels” of titanium dioxide.
In 2016, Mars issued a statement saying that they intended to stop using the agent in their products within five years. However, Thames said that Skittles still contain the substance.
“Titanium dioxide is a chemical. It is actually found in nature, but it can also be manmade. And it’s used for basically a lot of different things but mostly as a whitening agent,” Dr. Kelly Johnson-Arbor, a medical toxicologist and director at National Capital Poison Center, told NTD, a sister outlet of The Epoch Times, in an interview. “Titanium dioxide is present in a lot of things that we use every day, from shampoos to foods to coffee creamer.”…