The Challenges in the food industry with the ban of Titanium Dioxide in 2022
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Authors
Hortaleza, Garbrielle
Issue Date
2023
Type
Thesis
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Abstract
The ongoing human health studies concerning the use of Titanium Dioxide in the food industry
has been explored in many literature studies. The European Commission have recently declared a
full ban of Titanium Dioxide (E171) as a food and feed additive in the European Union with the
six month phasing out period from 07 February 2022 until 07 August 2022 effectively. Following
this ban, there is a huge demand for alternatives within the food industry sector and also challenges
that comes with this change. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the health implications that
TiO₂ has brought about this ban, exploring the alternatives that the food companies have innovated
in order to tackle this challenge.
The key findings were that there are many in invo and in vitro studies concerning human ingestion
and inhalation however no real human studies completed. The Food industry is continuously
innovating on their own portfolio to create a close match to the appearance whitening effect of
TiO₂.
In conclusion, there has been a huge progress and response of the companies due to this change,
however there is a need to explore further alternatives in the future.