Skittles will no longer be made with titanium dioxide, a color additive, according to multiple media reports.
Mars Wrigley, the parent company of Skittles, confirmed to BBC that it stopped using the color additive for Skittles sold in the country last year.
KTLA reached out to Mars Wrigley for a statement but didn’t hear back in time for publication.
The move comes after years of criticism about the presence of titanium dioxide in the candy. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent “Make America Healthy Again” report also pointed out the harms of including the additive in foods.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office welcomed the news in a post on X, pointing out that the Golden State was the first to ban certain additives used in processed food sold in the state.
Assembly Bill 418 prohibits the manufacture and sale of any products that contain Red Dye No. 3, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable oil, or propyl paraben. Those chemicals have already been outlawed in 27 nations in the European Union, according to the bill’s author, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino).
The bill previously sought to include language also to prohibit the use of titanium dioxide, but that chemical was removed from the banned additive list in its latest revision.
In 2016, Mars announced that it would remove “all artificial colors” from its food products, citing evolving consumer preferences.
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