The EU comprehensive ban on titanium dioxide as a food additive regulations officially entered into force

The EU comprehensive ban on titanium dioxide as a food additive regulations officially entered into force

In 2010, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released a report that concluded that titanium dioxide was potentially carcinogenic to animals, which left many national food regulatory agencies confused and nervous.

　　In 2014, Dr. Tao Chen's team at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded that nanoscale titanium dioxide is "genotoxic" based on animal studies and may cause genetic damage to cells. 2019, the French Agency for Food, Environment, Occupational Health and Safety made a judgment on the safety of titanium dioxide Judgment: Although titanium dioxide has long been approved for use, but the lack of sufficient evidence to prove its safety for consumption. Immediately afterwards, the French government announced that the use of titanium dioxide in food would be banned from 2020.

　　In May 2021, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a report stating that titanium dioxide was no longer safe for use as a food additive, taking into account all available scientific studies and data.

　　On October 13, 2021, the European Commission accordingly submitted a notification to the World Trade Organization, which stated that the use of titanium dioxide as a food additive was prohibited. The regulation came into force on January 18 of the following year when it was published, with a six-month transition period thereafter.

　　A ban on titanium dioxide in the European food industry to completely blow the horn, many countries around the world then said that they will be more detailed study of titanium dioxide and re-examine its safety index.

　　Today, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Qatar and other countries, including the Gulf Standards Organization decided to ban titanium dioxide, Switzerland, South Korea and other countries have also made the same decision.