Titanium dioxide is lurking in these holiday treats

The food color additive titanium dioxide can potentially cause genotoxicity, or DNA damage, but is used in hundreds of Christmas treats.

Titanium dioxide is lurking in these Halloween candies

The food color additive titanium dioxide can potentially cause genotoxicity, or DNA damage, but is used in hundreds of Halloween treats.

Titanium dioxide: Which foods contain this harmful additive?

Titanium dioxide is a potentially harmful food color additive. See which American food products contain it—and which don't—in our side-by-side comparison.

California bill would ban synthetic dyes and titanium dioxide from school foods

Lawmakers introduce bills to protect New Yorkers from dangerous food additives—known and unknown

New York A6424A/S6055B food additives ban fact sheet

NY A6424A/S6055B would ban seven unsafe food additives (Red 3, propylparaben, BVO, potassium bromate, titanium dioxide, azodicarbonamide, and BHA) in the state.

Titanium dioxide: Why FDA should ban this harmful additive

Despite titanium dioxide's potential health harms, like DNA damage, the FDA has not acted to protect consumers from this harmful food additive.

Red 3-free Valentine's Day: Candy to gift, treats to skip

Your candy hearts, pink-and-red sprinkles, and other V-Day treats may contain cancer-causing Red 3, a carcinogenic food dye that's still legal in the US.

Red 3: Washington, Illinois introduce new ban bills

Carcinogenic Red 3 and other harmful additives may soon be banned in Washington and Illinois, mirroring California's landmark food safety bill.

Carcinogenic Red 3 is hiding in these Halloween candies

We're not opposed to having a treat on Halloween—but the food dye Red 3 causes cancer, is in hundreds of candies, and should be avoided whenever possible. Here's what to look out for.