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Food coloring and anti-caking nanoparticles may affect human gut

Fat Build-Up Around The Waist

Metal oxide nanoparticles – ubiquitous in nature, and commonly used as food coloring and anti-caking agents in the commercial ingredients industry – may damage and disturb parts of the human intestine, according to new research conducted by Cornell and Binghamton University scientists. Their work was published on Feb. 9 in the journal Antioxidants. “We found …

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Taste the Toxins: Lawsuit Claims Skittles ‘Unfit for Human Consumption’

Right To Try Legislation For Terminally Ill Patients

Mars – the company that owns Skittles – invites its customers to “taste the rainbow” when they tear open a package and pour some of the multi-colored candies into their mouths.  However, what they’re really tasting is titanium dioxide (TiO2).  Now, a class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S District Court for the Northern District of …

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