Written question asked by Esther McVey (Conservative) on Friday, 30 August 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 September 2024. It was answered by Andrew Gwynne (Labour) on Thursday, 5 September 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Food and Cosmetics: Pollutants
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential risk of titanium dioxide in (a) food and (b) cosmetics.
- Answer
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The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) and the Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment have assessed the safety of titanium dioxide. The COT has concluded that it is unlikely that there would be a risk to health from current United Kingdom dietary exposures of E 171 titanium dioxide.
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 2887
- Session
- 2024-26
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- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Cosmetics Health hazards Food Pollutants
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