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Lawsuit claims that Skittles are 'unfit for human consumption'

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KATWIJK, NETHERLANDS - MAY 19: A package of Skittles, a fruit-flavored candy, produced by Wrigley Company, a division of Mars, Inc., is seen in this illustration photo on May 19, 2020 in Katwijk, Netherlands. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) A group of consumers are suing candy maker Mars, alleging Skittles contain a "known toxin" that makes the rainbow candies "unfit" to eat.

A class action lawsuit filed on Thursday in Oakland, California by San Leandro resident Jenile Thames alleged that Skittles are unsafe for consumers because they contain "heightened levels" of titanium dioxide.Seeking class-action status filed in U.S.

District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday, attorneys for San Leandro resident Jenile Thames said that Skittles were unsafe for consumers because they contain "heightened levels" of titanium dioxideor, TiO2, as a food additive.CHOCOLATE LOVERS ARE CUTTING BACK ON SWEET TREAT PURCHASES AMID RISING PRICESThe 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 maker shared in a press release its 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, brain and organ damage, and well as lesions in the liver and kidneys."A reasonable consumer would expect that [Skittles] can be safely purchased and consumed.

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