Skittles going to be banned in this state?The reason is...

Food safety issues are urgent!California's latest bill will ban the sale of skittles?fastCome and see what's going on!

 

 

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  Skittles will be banned?

 

Recently, news about Skittles skittles containing carcinogens has attracted widespread attention.

Just this February,Congressman Jesse Gabriel introduced Congressional Bill 418.
The bill would ban the manufacture or distribution of food containing five chemicals (carcinogens and harmful to humans)

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One of these chemicals isTitanium dioxide, which is a food additive added during the manufacturing process of Skittles.
While the additive adds color to Skittles, it's also been shown to be a carcinogen!

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 Long-term consumption affects the brain?

Long-term consumptionIt can lead to changes in human DNA, and can also cause damage to organs such as the brain, and can damage the liver and kidneys!

There was a class action lawsuit in California last July allegingManufacturer Mars Corporation'sSkittles containTitanium dioxide, not fit for human consumption,But that lawsuit was dismissed in November.

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Mars said in October 2016 that it would gradually abandon the use of titanium dioxide in food production in the next few years.

But many American consumers believe that this is nothing more than Mars' rhetoric.

According to their reports, the list of ingredients on the Skittle Candy label is actually difficult to read. . .

It turns out thatThe additive remains in place until 2022,Maybe Skittles will face a total ban after this bill is passed!

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In addition, in this era of information explosion,We should pay more attention to food safety issues and protect our own health.

If you find any problems related to food safety, you can report to relevant departments in time to jointly maintain our food safety.

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Editor | Bin Bin, Primary School Shen


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