Titanium dioxide – A food additive that can make you sick.

Many health care agencies consider titanium dioxide to be carcinogenic.

Titanium dioxide which many people must have read in their chemistry books. But the irony is that even today, apart from the chemistry books, this same chemical is being used extensively in our food and processed food, and we are not able to read it.

In food ingredients, titanium dioxide is listed as E-171 in the ingredients list of artificial colors, food and drugs. It is not within everyone’s capacity to understand. Its chemical formula is Tio2. Which can be identified. But in food industry such chemicals are written as E code.

So that everyone cannot recognize it.
Despite many pressures in European countries regarding titanium dioxide, it has been banned in some countries.
Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Qatar have banned the use of titanium dioxide E171 in 2022. These countries have followed the European EFSA and American FDA’s assessment of this additive and the SFDA circular. The Saudi FDA has issued a circular containing It is stated that E171 is banned from use in food products. Additionally, existing registrations of food products containing this additive will be stopped.

All legal steps have been taken till 21 October 2022. Yemen has issued an order to ban the use of titanium dioxide in all food products from 25 September 2022.
Qatar also published a circular (on 09.06.2022) regarding the ban on the use of E171 (titanium dioxide) in all foods. The deadline for local and imported products is now 15 October 2022, after which it will not be allowed to import or locally produce any product that contains E171. Products already on the Qatari market that contain E171 must be removed by this specific date.
All GCC countries, of which seven are members, have also started banning it. Despite all this, a silence can be seen in India regarding titanium dioxide. The reason for which is the pressure of the industry that uses it. Titanium dioxide is used in food and medicinal products of daily use.

In which titanium dioxide is used for the color and appearance of noodles, ice cream, dairy products, flour, and many types of spices, toothpaste, medicinal tablets, talcum powder, face cream, cosmetic, or any kind of white color related food and medicinal material. Is used. And banning it after such widespread use could cause widespread challenges to the industry.

This is the reason why the government and food, drug and cosmetic regulatory bodies are silent about this 2B carcinogen. And the media is also prohibited from giving information regarding this issue. Titanium dioxide is considered a hazardous food ingredient.

Despite this, there is no instruction regarding its daily quantity and maximum quantity. Although formally it has been banned. But only in paper orders. On the contrary, it is being used indiscriminately and fearlessly. Which can answer many of your questions, like why did I get cancer?
Till now it has been proved in many researches and studies that titanium dioxide is carcinogenic and a causative agent of many respiratory and heart diseases. Despite this, silence of the Indian government and government agencies.

This is like an alarm bell for the citizens of the country. Now it is in the hands of the public to not consume such substances in which titanium dioxide or E-171 is used. Read the ingredient list of your process food. And avoid white food items like milk, milk sweets, cakes etc. The government can give you free health insurance. Can also provide free medicines and treatment. But a good health itself depends on your hands and wisdom.