Solid price of $1.07/100g with S&S for the best tasting skittles.
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sour sugar coated ones are the best but i dont see them often now
I only see them in candy shops and even they seem to have issues sourcing them.
Min order quantity 3 for the wildberry
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This is very addictive but mind that it has 70.4 g sugar per 100 g
Mind that almost every confectionairy is at least 70% sugar. Although yes, eating these is basically a diabetes speedrun.
Relevant copy paste from reddit:
Here's the actual EU safety data: https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2016…
TLDR; I wouldn't be concerned about this one.
the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food concluded that the absorption of orally administered TiO2 is extremely low and the low bioavailability of TiO2 appears to be independent of particle size. The Panel concluded that the use of TiO2 as a food additive does not raise a genotoxic concern. From a carcinogenicity study with TiO2 in mice and in rats, the Panel chose the lowest no observed adverse effects levels (NOAEL) which was 2,250 mg TiO2/kg body weight (bw) per day for males from the rat study, the highest dose tested in this species and sex. The Panel noted that possible adverse effects in the reproductive system were identified in some studies conducted with material which was either non-food-grade or inadequately characterised nanomaterial (i.e. not E 171). There were no such indications in the available, albeit limited, database on reproductive endpoints for the food additive (E 171). The Panel was unable to reach a definitive conclusion on this endpoint due to the lack of an extended 90-day study or a multigeneration or extended-one generation reproduction toxicity study with the food additive (E 171). Therefore, the Panel did not establish an acceptable daily intake (ADI).
I would expect when they have their updated 90-day study they'll issue guidance on acceptable daily intake for Titanium Dioxide. Dermal applications (skin creams, etc) are shown safe in studies referenced by the EU data.
Longer TLDR; TiO2 has an absorption rate of less than 0.1% and generally shown to be inert. The conflicting studies showing carcinogenicity in rats had extremely high does AND utilized Titanium Dioxide "inadequately characterized" for use as food additives. The EU commission wants longer-term studies (90-days) before it grants an acceptable daily intake, but the evidence looks like it'll be deemed safe. This is probably why mars was dragging its feet on phasing it out from their candies; they're expecting it'll be deemed safe. Why reformulate and retool your whole supply chain over a flawed study? This time, the lawsuit seems like a cash grab.
No proof they are genotoxic, It was banned by the EFSA as they couldn't rule out genotoxicity which is extremely different to saying theres evidence that it is genotoxic (hint: there is none). The FSA's scientific advisory commited reviewed the EFSA's opinion and determined that the evidence does not back the conclusion they made, and that it was unjustifiable based on the available evidence.
Also the lawsuit makes so sense considering the FDA state they are safe, and skittles 'comitting' to remove artifical colours not only means nothing considering they didnt mention titanium dioxide. But everywhere they try to make it seem like skittles 'know' they are toxic which is why they said they were removing it, but this makes no sense, since most of the time companies just remove 'artifical' stuff from their food products just for consumer misconceptions and better consumer acceptance, and that if one country bans it then its easier to just remove it from their products so they can have one recipe.
The best part is when you look at the pdf that 'Mars Inc' released where in the FIRST sentence they literally state that they are removing artifical colours ""as part of a commitment to meet evolving consumer preferences."" Yet people claim its because they know its toxic, LOL.
Edit- Also you would literally die of (profanity) sugar poisoning exploding your brain before titanium dioxide damaged anything
Are they still allowed to sell those? Thought they had a major lawsuit
Major meaning cash grab?
It's a US lawsuit in California where the FDA has titanium dioxide approved for 1% of the products weight, and skittles is welllll within that range. Nothing toxic about them, read above.
Not sure if a pdf released by a company where they say they are going to remove all artifical sweeteners in 5 years will hold in a court but we will see.
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I'm guessing these aren't the sour sugar coated ones?