The company is now in the process of updating its website to reflect the reformulation, though shoppers may see products containing titanium dioxide on shelves until those products sell through.
Other foods — including Mondelez International Inc.’s Sour Patch Kids Watermelon, Kraft Heinz Co.’s Lunchables Cookie Dunks and JM Smucker Co.’s Donettes — currently use titanium dioxide. It’s also a common ingredient in sunscreens and white paints.
Mondelez, Kraft Heinz and JM Smucker didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. JM Smucker told Bloomberg in March that its products and labeling abide by FDA regulations.
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