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Not everyone agrees, though. The European Commission banned titanium dioxide as a food additive in the European Union in 2022.
The FDA first approved the use of titanium dioxide in food in 1966, following its 1960 removal (along with the removal of other color additives) from the agency's original Generally Recognized as Safe list. In 1977, titanium dioxide joined the list of color additives that are exempt from certification, which means titanium dioxide doesn't have to be listed on the packaging of every product it's used in, Faber noted.
Titanium dioxide has many purposes in both food and product development.