Scratch the surface of a Skittles and, wow, you will find so much more than a chewy fruit-flavored sugar ... the FDA banned red dye No. 3 from cosmetics all the way back in 1990.

The following ingredients will be banned under AB418: brominated vegetable oil potassium bromate propylparaben red dye no. 3. If you look at the Skittles ingredients, none of its listed ...

Though the law no longer mentions titanium dioxide, the “Skittles ban” moniker stuck, and some viral social media posts are falsely claiming California will ban Skittles candy by 2027.

Gavin Newsom signed a law that’s been referred to online as the state’s “Skittles ban.” The California Food Safety Act will ban the use of common food additives such as red dye No. 3.

propylparaben or red dye No. 3. The bill also originally banned titanium dioxide, which is used in Skittles and other foods to make their colors appear brighter. This led to the bill being dubbed ...

California has passed a law banning four food additives commonly found in soda and candies - though the measure does not block the sale of Skittles, as social media posts suggest. The law had been ...

The message of the day is simple: The government has come at long last to take Skittles off the aisles, right alongside Peeps and good old-fashioned bacon. The issue here, though, is that the ...

If there’s one stomach-churning combination no one asked for, it is mustard and Skittles. The brands launched an online sweepstakes and organized in-person events to give out fun-size packs of ...