Overview

• The EU Court ordered Brussels to withdraw its 2019 carcinogenic classification of titanium dioxide powder.
• Judges ruled that the EU risk committee omitted key scientific findings when assessing cancer risks.
• The pigment remains barred as a food additive under the European Food Safety Authority’s 2022 ban.
• A July Science study detected titanium dioxide nanoparticles in human breast milk, cow’s milk and infant formula.
• Industry and regulators now await potential new guidelines on the pigment’s use in cosmetics, paints and pharmaceuticals.