Titanium dioxide
For Titanium dioxide, jurisdiction is EU (Regulation 1333/2008 Annex II); status is prohibited; citation is Regulation 1333/2008, Annex II, Part B; e-number is E 171; use conditions is not authorised in the food categories listed in Part D and E, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- Additive
- Titanium dioxide verified
- Jurisdiction
- EU (Regulation 1333/2008 Annex II) our reading
- Status
- prohibited our reading
- Citation
- Regulation 1333/2008, Annex II, Part B our reading
- E-number
- E 171 verified
- Use conditions
- not authorised in the food categories listed in Part D and E verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Titanium dioxide is not authorised in the food categories listed in Part D and E. The substance is in list B1 because it is used in medicinal products in accordance with Directive 2009/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 109, 30.4.2009, p. 10).
— eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- eur-lex.europa.euhttps://web.archive.org/web/20260704113047/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02008R1333-20260218