France:
Titanium Dioxide In Food Potentially Linked To Gut Health Effects
24 February 2017
Jones Day
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Titanium dioxide (E 171) is a food additive that is widely used
in foods and confectionery as a whitening agent. A French proposal
has been issued to set a mandatory EU classification of titanium
dioxide as a 1B inhalation carcinogen. If adopted, such
classification would heavily impact further use of titanium
dioxide. On February 2, 2017, the Chemical Watch reported that in addition to the ongoing
classification proposal, new findings conducted by the French
National Institute of Agricultural Research revealed that titanium
dioxide particles crossed the rat gut barrier and reached the
liver. They were also found in the lymphoid tissue of the small
intestine, where they upset the immune system by altering the
number of dendritic cells and triggering imbalances in immune
responses.
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