- Goshorn, J.H.; Black, C.K. (1929). The study of lithopone darkening. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 21 (4): 348–9. doi:10.1021/ie50232a021.
Why is titanium dioxide used in food, including in Skittles?
The trouble with titanium dioxide, by Siloam Springs Regional Hospital, Herald Leader, October 4, 2023
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How are we typically exposed to titanium dioxide?
- The commitment to excellence does not stop at production methods; it extends to the research and development of new lithopone formulations
It's sort of ironic, maybe ironic is the wrong word, that the ingredient in paint that makes your kitchen shiny also makes your Hostess cupcakes shiny, Environmental Working Group's senior vice president of government affairs Scott Faber added.
Titanium dioxide is the most widely used whitening pigment in the world and has been linked to adverse health effects, particularly genotoxicity and intestinal inflammation. It is applied as food coloring and a whitening agent to a wide variety of foods, including chewing gum, cakes, candies, breads and ice cream.
Decreased Vitamin D bioaccessibility
This route affords a product that is 29.4 wt % ZnS and 70.6 wt % BaSO4. Variations exist, for example, more ZnS-rich materials are produced when zinc chloride is added to the mixture of zinc sulfate and barium sulfide.[1]
However, humans are not exposed to E171 in drinking water at any significant quantity over a long duration, so this potential effect is irrelevant to the human experience. It’s important to understand that a potential hazard is not the same thing as an actual risk.
Titanium can sometimes be detected by metal detectors. Whether a particular metal detector can detect titanium depends on the sensitivity and discrimination factors of that metal detector.