Question 20604 — dangerous products

Summary

Ms. Aude Luquet alerts the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the presence of titanium dioxide in medications and cosmetics that can be ingested. The Government has signed an order banning the use of E171 from 2020. This additive is used as a coloring agent to whiten or intensify the shine of food and cosmetic products; it is suspected of posing risks to health which lead us to apply the precautionary principle today. While this ban represents a definite step forward, it only concerns food products. However, E171 is also present in more than 4,000 medications ingested daily and more than 7,000 cosmetic products that can be ingested such as toothpaste or balms and lipsticks. If, regarding cosmetic products, it is possible not to use them or to resort to alternatives, the same is not true for medications used by patients tied to their daily treatments. It is therefore possible to question the long-term effects of regular and daily ingestion of E171 for lifelong treatments as is the case with diabetes for example. She therefore asks him if France intends to take steps to apply the principle of precaution to titanium dioxide present in all ingested products, beyond just foodstuffs.

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