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EU Court overturns titanium dioxide carcinogen classification: A salutary tale for toxicity assessment.

In a landmark decision, the EU Court of Justice ruled that 2017 decisions on carcinogenicity for TiO2 did not rely on valid evidence. The animal studies used were not relevant to humans and they failed to show an intrinsic cause of cancer. The court decision has implications for the EU ban of TiO2 in food.

Safety, Regulation, Nanomaterials, Risk AnalysisFiona CaseDecember 13, 2022weight of evidence/genotoxicity, Food, Titanium dioxide, titanium dioxide nanoparticles

The European Commission Adopts Ban on Use of Titanium Dioxide (E171) as a Food Additive

On January 14, 2022, the European Commission (EC) announced the adoption of a ban on the use of titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive.

Regulation, Policy, Safety, Food InnovationLeslie HockmanJanuary 24, 2022European Commission (EC), Titanium dioxide, food additive, EFSA, European Food Safety Authority, E171, European UnionComment

Nanotechnology: The Food-Packaging Resource for the Modern Consumer

Advances in material science, including nanotechnologies, are offering enhanced food packaging solutions.

Innovation, Nanomaterials, NanotechnologyJames EdeOctober 3, 2017Nanotechnology, food packaging, Mihindukulasuriya and Sharma, Vireo Advisors, Titanium dioxide, nanoparticles, nanoscale material in food packaging, nanocompositesComment

Titanium dioxide is unlikely to be added to the REACH candidate list

ECHA's Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) has disagreed with France's proposed mandatory category 1B carcinogenicity classification of Titanium Dioxide, which would have made the substance eligible for Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) status.

Guidance, Nanomaterials, RegulationJames EdeJune 26, 2017ECHA's Risk Assessment Committee (RAC), Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) status, Titanium dioxide, REACH, category 1B substances toxic for reproduction, carcinogenic (category 1B), PBT and vPvBComment