A lawsuit claims that Skittles candy are unfit for human consumption.
The case, filed in federal court in northern California, claims that the candies contain a “known toxin” called titanium dioxide, making them “unfit for human consumption.”
Jenile Thames, a San Leandro resident, filed a lawsuit against Mars Inc, the confectionery firm that manufactures Skittles, according to the Guardian.
People who eat Skittles, according to Thames, are “at heightened risk of a host of health problems.”
Titanium dioxide will be prohibited in the European Union next month, according to Reuters, after a food safety agency there declared it harmful due to “genotoxicity,” or the ability to modify DNA.
“A reasonable consumer would expect that [Skittles] can be safely purchased and consumed as marketed and sold,” the complaint said as reported by Reuters. “However, the products are not safe.”
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for fraud and violations of California consumer protection laws.
