Skittles confirms it's removed controversial whitening agent from candy recipe

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  • Source: Fox News
  • 06/02/2025

A candy company has removed an ingredient from its popular and colorful rainbow candies.

Skittles, owned by Mars Wrigley, will no longer be made with titanium dioxide.

A spokesperson for Mars Wrigley, which is based in New Jersey, confirmed to Fox News Digital this week that the company has removed titanium dioxide from its Skittles portfolio in the United States.

Titanium dioxide is an additive typically used to make food look whiter and opaque.

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