EFSA Finds Titanium Dioxide is Not Safe for Food
2021-05-10 10:41:36
On May 6, 2021, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) updated its 2016 safety assessment of the food additive titanium dioxide (TiO2, E 171) and concluded that it can no longer be considered safe as a food additive despite EFSA’s findings in 2016 that E 171 did not raise a genotoxic concern. Currently, TiO2 is authorized as a food additive in the European Union according to Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.
This is a surprising announcement for the food industry following several years of back-and-forth on the topic in Europe, including a suspension of the ingredient in France.
Based on EFSA’s opinion, the European Commission and the EU member states will meet to consider phasing out TiO2 from the EU legislation on food. It remains to be seen whether there will be ripple effects in other countries or on other products.
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