Candy giant Mars is sued: excessive titanium dioxide in the rainbow sugar, or can cause DNA to change

According to the CCTV financial report, the Red Star Capital Bureau reported that American consumers recently filed a lawsuit against the US California court, because the titanium dioxide content in the latter's rainbow sugar produced was too high.

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It is understood that titanium dioxide is an additive for paint, adhesive and plastic, which can cause changes in the human body DNA. It can also cause damage to the brain and other organs, and will hurt the liver and kidney. The indictment shows that European food safety regulatory agencies have determined that titanium dioxide is unsafe, and plans to prohibit the use of titanium dioxide from the EU from next month.

According to the ingredients table provided by the Customer Service provided by the arrow flagship store and MM Dou customer service, the Red Star Capital Bureau found that the rainbow sugar and MM beans sold in the Chinese market all contain titanium dioxide. Titanium dioxide is a additive in rainbow sugar, which is precisely color agent in MM beans.

Mars customer service informed the Red Star Capital Bureau and recently noticed the incident, but it needs to be confirmed for the addition of content and other details. Red Star Capital House calling the Mars Chinese telephone provided by the official website many times, but no one answered.

Public information shows that in the "2022 Global Global Top 100 Global Candy List" released by a candy industry magazine in February this year, Mars won the first place with $ 20 billion in sales. Green Arrow, Yida, Dove, Shili frame, MM ’s, crispy rice ... Behind these familiar brands, there is a common name -Mah. This company was born in 1911. It is now the world's largest candy manufacturer and one of the largest privatization companies in the United States. It is headquartered in Macin, USA. Its business covers three major areas of food, pet care and candy. It has 11 brands with a market value of more than $ 1 billion.

Red Star News reporter Yu Yao Zhang Luxi

Editor Ren Zhijiang

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