Question 20862 — dangerous products

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Mr. Gaël Le Bohec draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the presence of titanium dioxide in the composition of medicines and cosmetics, even though the Ministry of the Economy recently issued a decree which aims to ban, from 2020, this controversial additive in food products. Indeed, a study on rats, conducted by researchers from the National Institute of Agronomic Research (INRA) and published in January 2017 in the scientific journal “Scientific Reports”, had highlighted an effect that was not only deleterious for the immune system, but also possibly carcinogenic, of titanium dioxide (TiO2) used by manufacturers in Europe under the name E171. The National Food Safety Agency (ANSES) had also followed in the footsteps of INRA by recommending, in application of the precautionary principle, to limit consumer exposure to this additive. The presence of E171 in certain medicines is all the more worrying as it concerns around 4,000 substances and 7,000 cosmetics that can be ingested, such as toothpastes, balms and lipsticks. Therefore, he would like to know if the Government is considering banning E171 in medicines and cosmetics.

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