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Food Labelling Services comments:

On 17 April 2019, the French Government signed a decree halting sales of food containing the additive E 171 (titanium dioxide). The decree will enter into force on 1 January 2020. The French Government’s decision follows the publication of an opinion by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) which emphasised that there was still not enough data available to carry out a proper assessment of the risks associated with the use of E 171. Uncertainties remain as to whether titanium dioxide is safe for consumers, and these have also been highlighted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The French Government has thus decided to suspend the use of this substance, in keeping with the precautionary principle.

Titanium dioxide has a purely aesthetic function in foods and offers no benefits to the consumer. Therefore we would recommend that when developing products, this is removed at the development stage, as it could be banned for use by EFSA in the future.