Skittles Removes Controversial Additive Targeted by RFK Jr. (1)

Mars Inc.’s Skittles candies are no longer being made with titanium dioxide, a chemical that whitens foods, brightens colors and makes candy appear shiny.

The ingredient was removed from all Skittles production at the end of last year, the company confirmed to Bloomberg News.

The additive was banned in the European Union in 2022 over concerns that nanoparticles of the substance might accumulate in the body and damage DNA. It has also come under scrutiny by the Department of Health and Human Services in recent months under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

In 2023, groups including the Environmental Working ...