A civil lawsuit has been filed against Skittles alleging that the candies are unsafe for human consumption because they contain a known toxin that the company had pledged six years ago to phase out.
Jenile Thames alleged in a proposed class action suit filed on Thursday that Mars was using “heightened levels” of titanium dioxide, or TiO2, a chemical compound used as a food additive.
Thames, who lives in San Leandro, California, purchased an Original Skittles product around April, but would not have done so had he been aware of “the true facts” about the contents of the product, according to the lawsuit….